Dosetai's sermons praises almsgiving, interpreting Psalms 17:15 thus: "Through charity shall I see thy face, and enjoy thy sight on awakening". Dosetai b. Judah A tanna of the late 2nd century CE. Several of his halakhic teachings are recorded. and he transmitted those of Shimon bar Yochai. Once Dosetai's opinion was opposed to that of Judah ha-Nasi, the patriarch. Four interpretations of Deuteronomy 32 bear his name. Dosetai of Kokaba A contemporary of Rabbi Meir. He asked Meir what was meant by the verse, "The belly of the wicked shall want", and Meir answered by relating an incident characteristic of the pagan's vain and intemperate love of pleasure. According to another version of this story, Meir was the questioner and Dosetai the narrator. It is unnecessary to assume that "Dosetai" is here a generic term, meaning a Dosithean. Amoras - Talmud rabbis in the Land of Israel Dosetai The father of Apotriki or Patriki, perhaps the same Patriki or Patrik who is mentioned as the brother of Derosa. Dosetai the Elder Dosetai the Elder is mentioned with a younger Dosetai. He is probably the Dosetai frequently referred to in midrashic literature as having handed down the teachings of Samuel b. Naḥman and of Levi. Dosetai of Biri An amora who lived in the Land of Israel of the early 4th century. Ulla, a native of Biri (thought to be Baram) in Galilee, once addressed a halakhic question to him. The Babylonian Talmud contains three interpretations of Scripture from Dosetai's sermons, which were perhaps handed down in the schools of Babylon by Ulla, who had emigrated from the Land of Israel. One of these refers to Numbers 10:36; another, to I Samuel 22:1 et seq.; while the third is an original exposition showing how David (in Psalms 19:13 et seq.) gradually begs forgiveness for his sins, like a Samaritan peddler unfolding his wares one after the other. Palestinian sources do not mention Dosetai of Biri. References Mishnah rabbis Talmud rabbis of the Land of Israel Judean people