Johanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi

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Johanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi: Mishnaic sage, student of Hillel and Shammai, was appointed as the head the Sanhedrin in 50 CE. During the Roman siege on Jerusalem, he advocated concession to the enemy. He escaped Jerusalem and founded a Torah academy in the city of Yavneh, making it the Torah center of Israel. He enacted many practices to memorialize the destroyed Holy Temple and to ensure Jewish continuity.

	Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai's Request Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai wisely foresaw that Jerusalem was doomed and understood the need to transplant the center of Torah scholarship to another location. Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » History » The Second Temple » Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai's Request
	Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai Part 2 By Lazer Gurkow Click here for follow-along source sheet. Audio Classes » History » Sages of the Talmud » Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai
	Kamtza and Bar Kamtza The Story of Tishah B'Av Talmud, Gittin 55-56 It happened this way: A certain man had a friend named Kamtza and an enemy called Bar Kamtza. He once made a party and said to his servant, "Go and bring Kamtza..." Library » Stories » From the Sages » Kamtza and Bar Kamtza
	Tiberias – Great Sages Part 7 By Nissan Dovid Dubov Touring through some of the sites where renowned Sages were interred and bringing them to life by discussing their lives and legacies. Audio Classes » Living » Israel » Eyes upon the Land » Tiberias – Great Sages

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