Hanina of Sepphoris

R. Hanina [Hananiah] of Sepphoris (or R. Hanina [Hananiah] of Tzipori; Hebrew: רבי חנניה דציפורין‎‎, read as Rabbi Hananiah DeTziporin; Sometimes cited merely as R. Hanina [Hananiah]; Alternative Hebrew spelling: רבי חנינא דציפורי; other: Hanina (Hananiah) II ) was a Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel (in Byzantine Galilee at the time), of the fifth generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of Rabbi Mani II, then head and leader of the Jewish community and the Yeshiva of Sepphoris, but eventually retired in favor of his mentor.

Hanina of Sepphoris

R. Hanina [Hananiah] of Sepphoris (or R. Hanina [Hananiah] of Tzipori; Hebrew: רבי חנניה דציפורין‎‎, read as Rabbi Hananiah DeTziporin; Sometimes cited merely as R. Hanina [Hananiah]; Alternative Hebrew spelling: רבי חנינא דציפורי; other: Hanina (Hananiah) II ) was a Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel (in Byzantine Galilee at the time), of the fifth generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of Rabbi Mani II, then head and leader of the Jewish community and the Yeshiva of Sepphoris, but eventually retired in favor of his mentor.