No series of biographies of the greats of the post Churban (destruction of the Temple) era would be complete without the story of Rabbi Tarphon, a Kohen (priest) who enriched us with his recollections of the Bais HaMikdash (Temple) and a scholar and saint who physically and, in many ways, intellectually towered over that generation. When a scholar would come to him and ask to learn from him, he (Rabbi Tarphon) would bring him [citations from] Scripture, Mishna, Midrash, Halachos, and Agados. When he (the scholar) would leave, he would leave full of blessing and goodness. Rabbi Tarphon's story and teachings are the subjects of this lecture.
