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Rabbi Meir
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Bruriah: The Brilliant Scholar Wife of Rabbi Meir
Bruriah — wife of Rabbi Meir and daughter of Rabbi Chanina ben Teradion — was the only woman in the Talmud whose legal opinions are cited as authoritative, a scholar whose brilliance challenged her era.
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Elisha ben Abuya: The Heretic Rabbi Called 'Acher'
Elisha ben Abuya — the brilliant sage who became a heretic, known only as 'Acher' (the Other) — is the Talmud's most complex exploration of doubt, apostasy, and the limits of repentance.
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