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Yohanan ben Zakkai

Type Figure Region Judea Time c. 30–90 Also known as Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai

Yohanan ben Zakkai (c. 30–90 CE) was a foundational rabbi of rabbinic Judaism under Roman rule;…

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  1. c. 30–70Jerusalem · JudeaTaught in Jerusalem while the Second Temple still stood, following the lineage of the School of Hillel, renowned for his learning and prestige, concerned with legal interpretation and communal ethics.
  2. 68–75Yavne · JudeaAccording to tradition he left the city by a ruse during the siege, made overtures to Vespasian and obtained permission to rebuild an academic center at Yavne, establishing the transmission mechanism of the Oral Torah and opening a path for Judaism's survival in the post-Temple era.
  3. c. 75–90Yavne · JudeaPresided over the school at Yavne, formulated numerous legal rulings adapting to the temple-less era, trained many disciples, and his school became an important source of Jewish scholarship in later centuries.

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