The Jewish scholar Judah I (ca. 135-ca. 220), also called Judah Ha-Nasi, was head of the Sanhedrin and edited the Mishnah, a collection of the Oral Law. The son and successor of Rabban Simeon, Judah received his Jewish training at his father's home at...

(2nd Century CE) Legal expert. Judah ha-Nasi was a descendant of Rabbi *Hillel. As *nasi of the community, he built up the sense of unity of the Jewish people and was a key figure in the redaction of the *Mishnah. Although it is not clear by what...

Judah haNasi was born in 135 CE. According to the midrash, he came into the world on the same day that Rabbi Akiva died a martyr's death (Midrash Genesis Rabbah lviii.; Midrash Eccl. Rabbah i. 10) The Talmud suggests that this was a result of Divine...