Yochanan ben Zakkai was a prominent Jewish sage and a key figure in the transition from the Second Temple period to the early Rabbinic era. He is best known for founding the Yavneh academy, which played a crucial role in preserving Jewish teachings and traditions after the Temple's destruction in 70 CE. Ben Zakkai is also celebrated for his contributions to Jewish law and ethics, and for advocating the importance of study and community in maintaining Jewish identity. His legacy significantly shaped the development of Rabbinic Judaism.
he was said to be born in around 15 B.C.
Johanan ben Zakkai was a prominent Jewish sage and leader during the time of the Second Temple's destruction in 70 CE. He is best known for his role in preserving Jewish teachings and traditions by establishing a center of learning in Yavneh, where he and his followers redefined Judaism in the absence of the Temple. He advocated for the adaptation of Jewish practices and laws to ensure the survival of the faith and its community. His efforts laid the groundwork for Rabbinic Judaism, shaping its development for centuries to come.
He was just one of the Many Jewish sages. One thing that stands out is that he succeeded in getting Vespasian to spare some hundreds of the sages at the time of the destruction of the Second Temple.
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon died in 1237.
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was born in 1186.
he was said to be born in around 15 B.C.
The answer you're looking for is Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, but it (and the question) is inaccurate. The Torah-academy at Yavneh was already in existence; and what Rabbi ben Zakkai did was to greatly swell its ranks with additional sages.
Yochanan ben zakkai was the youngest and most distinguished disciple of rabbi hellil. He has been called the Father of wisdom and the father of generations (of scholars) because he ensured the continuation of Jewish scholarship after Jerusalem fell to Rome in 70 ce
The answer that you're looking for is "Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai."However, there is a mistake in your question and its perceived answer. Rabbi Johanan did not found the Torah-academy in Yavneh. Rather, it had already existed, and he bolstered it with hundreds of additional disciples.See also the Related Links.Link: How did Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakkai save JudaismLink: Timeline of Jewish history
Hillel, Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai and Rabbi Akiva all lived to 120.
he was arrested, escaped in a coffin , then started his own school for rabbis
Rabban (Rabbi) Yochanan ben Zakkai (1st century CE) lived his entire life in the Holy Land, in Jerusalem, and later in a town called B'ror Chail (in his last years). His chief disciples were Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua, the teachers of Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Eliezer settled in Lod, while Rabbi Yehoshua lived in Pekiin. Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was also famous for creating the Yeshivah at Yavneh (Talmud, Gittin 56b).
One person concerning whom that expression is used is Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, in Talmud Berakhot 28b.
He didn't. All he did was found a yeshiva (Torah-academy), the likes of which had existed earlier also.
Around 70 BCE, in the times of the mishnah, more specifically in the generation of Rabi Akiva, Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabi Yishmael, Rabi Yehoshua...
Rabban (Rabbi) Yochanan Ben Zakkai (1st century CE) was one of the foremost students of Hillel. He was the teacher of Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua, two of the greatest sages of the Mishna (transmitters of the Oral Torah traditions). Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai is mentioned, among other places, in the second chapter of Pirkei Avos. As related in the Talmud (Gittin, folio page 56), it was thanks to his interceding that the Roman leader Vespasian allowed some of the Torah-sages to survive the Second Destruction when the Romans destroyed the Temple.
The site below says LaShandra comes from Yochana, a Hebrew name meaning "God's grace."