Questions tagged [yochanan-ben-zakkai]
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Rabi Yochanan Ben Zakai, or Josephus?
Josephus in The War of the Jews (Book 3 - 8:9) records a story of how he meets Vespasian, tells him that he will become ruler, and Titus will take over his position. Vespasian, although sceptical at ...
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How does this verse show that Vespasian will be emperor?
In the famous story about the meeting between Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai and Vespasian, RYb"Z brings an asmachta from a verse to show that Vespasian will become emperor. The verse is:
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Was Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai a priest? And was he Nasi of a sanhedrin?
Was Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai a priest? And was he Nasi of a sanhedrin?
I ask, because I read here that he was nasi of the sanhedrin from the years 70-80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin ...
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(How) did Rebbi Eliezer and Rebbi Yehoshua survive the destruction of Jerusalem?
In Gittin 56a we read the story of how Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai escaped the siege of Jerusalem. He was smuggled out in a coffin borne by his two students Rebbi Eliezer and Rebbi Yehoshua. When he ...
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Question on the connection of the braitot in Sanhedrin 32b
In Bavli Sanhedrin 32b it says:
"The Sages taught: The verse states: “Justice, justice, shall you follow.” This teaches that one should follow the best, most prestigious, court of the generation....
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Sadducees versus Pharisees about Shavuot
When the Sadducees tried to argue that Shavuot comes on the Sunday after the first Shabbat in Pessah (because the Torah says "the day after Shabbat") Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai countered them ...
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