Abstract
Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, a great Torah scholar during the first century ce, turned rapidly gray at the age of 18. This contribution presents details of his case history in light of the current medical understanding of canities subita and recent scientific evidence showing that acute stress can lead to accelerated graying.
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