Rav Papa

Who was Rav Papa?

Rav Pappa was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia. He was an Amora; a student of both Rava and Abaye. He led the Talmudical academy in Nehardea, close to Sura, during the fifth generation of Babylonian amoraim. An expert brewer, Rav Papa was a wealthy man, and it is said that whenever he completed a tractate in the Talmud he held a large party at which he invited his ten sons and many other people. At many modern siyums, a short prayer is said which mentions Rav Pappa and his ten sons.