Abba Arika

…with those of Rav (Abba Arika, head of the academy at Sura), figure prominently in the Babylonian Talmud.

…Babylonian disciples of Judah ha-Nasi, Abba Arika (known as Rav) and Samuel bar Abba, began to propagate the Mishna and related tannaitic literature as normative standards. As heads of the academies at Sura and Nehardea, respectively, Rav and Samuel cultivated a native Babylonian rabbinate, which increasingly provided the manpower for…

…it is often credited to Abba Arika, also known as Rav (3rd century ad), the head of a Jewish academy at Sura in Babylonia. The ʿalenu was originally part of the additional (musaf ) service for Rosh Hashana (New Year) and was later added to the Yom Kippur (Day of…

The first was established by Abba Arika after his arrival at Sura in 218. The other was set up at Pumbedita by Judah bar Ezekiel. From c. 200 to 1040 these two yeshivas had immense authority as centres of learning and issued “official” interpretations of the law.