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Judah ben Tabbai (son of good) was a
Jewish tanna of the early first century BCE. He was a
contemporary of Simeon ben Shetach. During the
persecution of the Pharisees under Alexander Jannaeus
(r. 103-76 bce), Judah fled to Alexandria, returning
after Jannaeus' death. Judah b. Tabbai was accused by
Simeon b. Shetach of wrongfully executing a witness
for political purposes (namely, to send a message to
the opposition Sadducee party). Judah b. Tabbai then
resolved to judge only according to Simeon b. Shetach,
and spent the rest of his days weeping prostrate over
the grave of his victim [1]. |
