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Yohanan ben Zakkai

Yohanan ben Zakkai[a] (Hebrew: יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, romanizedYoḥānān ben Zakkay; 1st century CE), sometimes abbreviated as ריב״זribaz for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was a tanna, an important Jewish sage during the late Second Temple period during the transformative post-destruction era. He was a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinic Judaism, the Mishnah. His name is often preceded by the honorific title Rabban. He is widely regarded as one of the most important Jewish figures of his time, and his escape from the Roman destruction of Jerusalem (which allowed him to continue teaching) may have been instrumental in Rabbinic Judaism's survival post-Temple. His tomb is located in Tiberias within the Maimonides burial compound.

See also: Johanan (name)

Yohanan was the first Jewish sage attributed the title of rabbi in the Mishnah.[1]

Shelah HaKadosh

Maimonides

Eliezer ben Hurcanus

Joshua ben Hananiah

He is buried in HaRambam compound / complex in Tiberias / Tveria.


Other notable rabbis also buried in HaRambam compound / complex:

located in Jerusalem's Old City.

Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue

a village in central Israel.

Ben Zakai

on Yohanan ben Zakkai by Dr. Henry Abramson

Video Lecture

Jewish Encyclopedia

JOHANAN B. ZACCAI

Israel Guide

Rabbi Yochanan ben Zaccai

Orthodox Union

"Rabbi Yochanan ben Zaccai"

"" by Daniel R. Schwartz (translated from Hebrew at WholeStones.org)

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