Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi

Praying for the downfall of an antagonistic Sadducee: Berachot 7a

His notebook, on Mazalot and Days of the Week: Shabbat 156a

He would only travel to a mourner's home if he had died without children: Moed Katan 27b

Rushing to bring his son to school, while wearing a non-standard head-covering, in his haste: Kiddushin 30a

After a man was killed by a lion within three parasangs of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, Eliyahu the Prophet refused to appear to him for three days [Rabbi Yehoshua should have prevented it]: Makkot 11a

Declaring regarding a law, "I heard it in this room!": Zevachim 13b

Advice to his children: Berachot 8a

Teaching his children: Shabbat 68b

Telling his children not to prepare Matzah with Milk/Honey for the first night of Pesach: Pesachim 36a

Rabbi Yehoshua used to say that he would not stand for his son, except that his son had married into the family of the leader of the Jews: Kiddushin 33b

Cooling off on Yom Kippur and the 9th of Av: Yoma 78a

Cursing those who sleep "Perakdan" [generally assumed to mean supine]: Berachot 13b; Niddah 14a

Wearing a Bamboo Shoe on Yom Kippur: Yoma 78b

Accepting a Levite's lineage based on testimony that he got the Second Ascension to the Torah: Ketuvot 25b

Accepted testimony of a man that his mother was captured but not slept with, when he spoke without awareness of the power of his words: Ketuvot 27b

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi ruled that Rabbi Shimon's opinion in a certain argument was reliable, in a case of pressing need: Gittin 18b-19a

Testifying as to the practice of the "Holy Congregation of Jerusalem": Rosh HaShanah 19b

After Rabbi Chiyya bar Abba saw how Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi rushed to bring his son to school, he wouldn't eat breakfast before reviewing his son's learning with him and adding some new item: Kiddushin 30a

Set of quotations from the "people of Jerusalem": Pesachim 113a

Set of statements on the giving of the Torah: Shabbat 88b-89a

Set of declarations on the status of certain cities as walled or non-walled: Megillah 3b-4a

Two statements on the value of Torah study: Makkot 10a

How he began his discussion of the Purim Story: Megillah 10b

Citing a legal statement which Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi made without explanation, and commenting, "This is prophecy!" [Rashi - And Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi wouldn't have said it without a tradition from his elders]: Eruvin 60b

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi mentioned there were 24 instances of a certain law, and when Rabbi Elazar asked that he enumerate them, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, "Go find them": Berachot 19a

Rabbah bar bar Chana reported a lesson in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, to which Rav Chisda replied, "By Gd! Even if Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi himself would say this, I would not listen to him!": Berachot 24b



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