Yohanan ben Zakkai, sometimes abbreviated as ריב״ז ribaz for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was a tanna, an important Jewish sage during the late Second Temple period during the transformative post-destruc
Rabbinic Judaism, also called Rabbinism, Rabbinicism, or Rabbanite Judaism, is rooted in the many forms of Judaism that coexisted and together formed Second Temple Judaism in the land of Israel, givin
Yohanan ben Zakkai
…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…
Talmud students
The first page of the Vilna Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot, folio 2a