Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE. He was a key leader of the Jewish community in Roman-occupied Judea after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
"Rebbi" redirects here. For the title, see Honorifics in Judaism. For a Torah teacher, see Maggid shiur.Name and titles[edit]
The title nasi was used for presidents of the Sanhedrin.[1] He was the first nasi to have this title added permanently to his name; in traditional literature he is usually called "Rabbi Yehuda ha-Nasi." Often though (and always in the Mishnah) he is simply called Rabbi "my teacher" (רבי), the master par excellence. He is occasionally called Rabbenu "our master".[2] He is also called "Rabbenu HaQadosh" "our holy master" (רבנו הקדוש)[3] due to his deep piety.[4][5]