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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.
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Where was Rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccai born?
Since he spent his last years in the town of Bror Chayil, he likely died there. His death was around the year 76 CE.
What is rabbi yohanan ben zaccai remembered for?
he was remembered for convincing the roman General Vespasian to set aside a place for Jewish scholars to study during the time that Rome had taken over Israel.
Who was yohanan ben zaccai's mom?
No one exactly knows.
Who were the Jewish religious teachers?
Rabbis. Here are a few examples from the Talmud. Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Yossi haKohen, Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel, Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh, Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nechuniah, Rabbi Nachum Gamzu, Rabbi Yossi Glili, Rabbi Honi Me'agel, Rabbi Abba Shaul, and hundreds of others. Each of these had large groups of disciples.
Who are the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem?
Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Yossi haKohen, Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel, Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh, Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nechuniah, Rabbi Nachum Gamzu, Rabbi Yossi Glili, Rabbi Honi Me'agel, Rabbi Abba Shaul, and hundreds of others. Each of these had large groups of disciples.
Who are scholarly teachers among the Pharisees?
Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Gam'liel, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nechuniah, Rabbi Nachum Gamzu, Rabbi Yossi Glili, Rabbi Honi Me'agel, Rabbi Abba Shaul, and hundreds of others. Each of these had large groups of disciples.See also:More about the PhariseesJewish history timeline
When was Rabbi ben Ezra created?
Rabbi ben Ezra was created in 1864.
What rabbi preached in Judea?
Just a very few examples: Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Yossi haKohen, Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel, Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh, Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nechuniah, Rabbi Nachum Gamzu, Rabbi Yossi Glili, Rabbi Honi Me'agel, Rabbi Abba Shaul, and hundreds of others. Each of these had large groups of disciples, most of whom were Torah-teachers too.
Who was Yohanan ben Zaccai why was he important?
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, disciple of Hillel, found favor in the eyes of the Roman leader Vespasian, for a reason explained in the Talmud (Gittin 56a-b), and was granted a request. He asked that the Romans (who had already begun the siege of Jerusalem) spare the town of Yavneh and its Torah-scholars. Vespasian acquiesced (Talmud, ibid), and Rabbi Yohanan gathered whatever Torah-sages he could, to Yavneh.After the Destruction during which the Romans razed Jerusalem, it was these sages (Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva and many others) who redeemed Jewish captives, distributed charity, and rebuilt whatever they could. (Compare this to the Sadducees, who melted into the background and did not lift a finger to help the people.)
Where did Rabbi Yochanon ben Zakkai and his disciples settle?
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).
Why was Yohanan ben Zaccai smuggled?
Why was Yohanan ben Zaccai smuggled? Answer: Yohanan ben Zaccai, a prominent Jewish sage during the time of the Roman siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), was smuggled out of the city to preserve Jewish religious life. As the city was under siege by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, he realized that Jerusalem would eventually fall and that the Temple Read More .....tinyurl. com/4k8nyevs
Who was the greatest figure in spanish judaism?
most likely the RomBom (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon) otherwise known as maimonidies there was a rabbi after him also in Spain called the RomBon (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachmun) or Nachmonidies, he was pretty famous too
