Yochanan ben Zakai Summary

YoḤanan Ben Zakkʾai YOḤANAN BEN ZAKKʾAI (c. 1–80 CE), sage and leader of Judaism in the Land of Israel after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 CE. Known ... Read more

The Jewish teacher Johanan ben Zakkai (active ca. AD 70) was the leading expounder of Jewish law of his time. He founded an important academy at Yavneh.Johanan ben Zakkai was the youngest among the nu... Read more