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Nasi

Nasi’ (???????) is a Hebrew

Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
title meaning prince

Prince

Prince, from the Latin root princeps, is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility....
, in Biblical Hebrew, or president

President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
, in Modern Hebrew

Hebrew language

Second Commonwealth

In Jewish history, the Second Commonwealth is the period during which the Second Temple of Jerusalem was in existence, roughly 530s BCE-70 CE.During this period, when ,geographically speaking, the Kingdom of Israel comprised approximately what today are the countries Israel and Jordan, as well as the Palestinian Authority, Judaism was confro...
(c.

Circa

Circa means "in approximately", generally referring to a year. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known....
530

530s BC

Events and trends* 539 BC ? Babylon is conquered by Cyrus the Great, defeating Nabonidus; noted in such documents as that of Africanus, Ptolemy, Eusebius, and Diodorus....
BCE - 70

Year 70 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar....
CE), the nasi was the highest-ranking member and president of the Sanhedrin

Sanhedrin

The Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel....
or Assembly, including when it sat as a criminal court

Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
. The position was created in c. 191

191 BC

Events...
BCE when the Sanhedrin lost confidence in the ability of the High Priest

Kohen Gadol

Kohen Gadol or Kohen ha-Gadol is the title of wiktionary:High Priest of early Israelite religion and of Classical Age Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem....
to serve as its head.

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Nasi’ (???????) is a Hebrew

Hebrew language

Prince

President

Hebrew language

History

During the Second Commonwealth

Second Commonwealth

Circa

Circa means "in approximately", generally referring to a year. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known....
530

530s BC

Events and trends* 539 BC ? Babylon is conquered by Cyrus the Great, defeating Nabonidus; noted in such documents as that of Africanus, Ptolemy, Eusebius, and Diodorus....
BCE - 70

Year 70 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar....
CE), the nasi was the highest-ranking member and president of the Sanhedrin

Sanhedrin

Court

191 BC

Events...
BCE when the Sanhedrin lost confidence in the ability of the High Priest

Kohen Gadol

Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
recognised the nasi as 'Patriarch of the Jews', and required all Jews to pay a tax for the upkeep of that office, which ranked highly in the Roman official hierarchy.

Gamaliel VI

Gamaliel VI

Gamaliel VI was the last Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin. He was executed in 425 at the orders of the Eastern Roman Empire Theodosius II for authorizing the building of new synagogues....
was the last nasi. He was executed

Capital punishment

Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the killing of a person by procedural law for Punishment#Retribution and Punishment#Incapacitation....
in 425

425

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CE by Emperor Theodosius II

Theodosius II

Flavius Theodosius , called the Calligrapher, known in English as Theodosius II, was an Eastern Roman Empire , mostly known for the law code bearing his name, the Codex Theodosianus, and the Walls of Constantinople#The Theodosian Walls of Constantinople built during his reign....
, who also suppressed the office of the patriarchate thereafter. The patriarchal tax was diverted to the Roman treasury

Aerarium

Aerarium was the name given in Ancient Rome to the Treasury, and in a secondary sense to the public finances.The treasury contained the monies and accounts of the state Roman finance....
from 426

426

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.

Certain great figures from Jewish history

Jewish history

Jewish history is the history of the Jewish people, Judaism, and Jewish culture. Since Jewish history encompasses nearly four thousand years and hundreds of different populations, any treatment can only be provided in broad strokes....
have used the title, including Rabbi

Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
Judah haNasi, the chief redactor

Torah redactor

The Torah Redactor is, according to the Documentary Hypothesis , the figure who assembled hypothetical source texts of the Torah—the Deuteronomist, the Priestly source, and JE, which was an earlier joining of the Jahwist and the Elohist—resulting in a single work....
of the Mishnah

Mishnah

The Mishnah or Mishna is a major work of Rabbinic literature, and the first major redaction into written form of Jewish oral traditions, called the Oral Torah....
.

In Modern Hebrew

Hebrew language

Halakha

Halakha ? also Hebrew transliteration Halocho and Halacha ? is the collective body of Judaism religious law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions....
, the intercalary thirteenth month in the Hebrew calendar

Hebrew calendar

The Hebrew calendar or Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews, now predominantly for religious purposes. It is used to reckon the Jewish New Year and dates for Jewish holidays, and also to determine appropriate Torah reading of Torah portions, Yahrzeits , and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses....
, Adar Bet

Adar

Adar is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days. In leap years, it is preceded by a 30-day intercalary month named Adar Aleph , Adar Rishon or Adar I and it is then itself called Adar Bet , Adar Sheni or Adar II....
, was announced by the nasi.

Rabbi

Rabbi

Adin Steinsaltz

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz or Adin Even Yisrael is most commonly known for his popular commentary and translation of both Talmuds into Hebrew language, French language, Russian language and Spanish language....
has taken the title nasi in an attempt to re-establish the Sanhedrin in its judicial capacity as the Supreme Court

Supreme court

A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some jurisdictions the highest court within that jurisdiction's court system, whose rulings are not subject to further review by another court....
of Judaism

Judaism

Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts....
.

Nasi of the Sanhedrin

The office has been filled as follows:

Nasi	Served from	Served until
Unknown	191 191 BC Events... BCE	170 170 BC Events... BCE
Yose ben Yoezer Yose ben Yoezer Yose ben Yoezer was a rabbi of the early Maccabean period, possibly a disciple of Antigonus of Soko and member of the ascetic group known as the Hasid?ans, though neither is certain....	170 170 BC Events... BCE	140 140 BC Events... BCE
Joshua ben Perachyah Joshua ben Perachyah Joshua ben Perachya was Nasi of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the second century BC.He and his colleague Nittai of Arbela were the second of the five pairs of scholars who received and transmitted Jewish tradition ....	140 140 BC Events... BCE	100 100 BC Year 100 BC was a year of the Roman calendar.... BCE
Simeon ben Shetach Simeon ben Shetach Simeon ben Shetach or Shimon ben Shetach was a Pharisee scholar and Nasi of the Sanhedrin during the reigns of Alexander Jann?us and his successor, Queen Alexandra Salome , who was Simeon's sister....	100 100 BC Year 100 BC was a year of the Roman calendar.... BCE	60 60 BC Year 60 BC was a year of the Roman calendar.... BCE
Sh'maya	65 65 BC Year 65 BC was a year of the Roman calendar.... BCE	c. 31 31 BC Year 31 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.... BCE
Hillel the Elder Hillel the Elder Hillel was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. He is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud....	c. 31 31 BC Year 31 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.... BCE	9 9 Year 9 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.... CE
Rabban Shimon ben Hillel Shimon ben Hillel About Shimon ben Hillel very little is known. He was the son of Hillel the Elder, and when Hillel died, Shimon took over his place as Nasi. It is assumed that Shimon did not live long, and was quickly succeeded by his son, Gamaliel I....	9 9 Year 9 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....	9 9 Year 9 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....
Rabban Gamaliel the Elder	9 9 Year 9 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....	50 50 Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar....
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel Shimon ben Gamliel Shimon ben Gamliel was a Tannaim sage and leader of the Jewish people. He succeeded his father Gamliel I as the Nasi of the Sanhedrin after his father's death in 50 CE and just before the destruction of the Second Temple....	50 50 Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar....	80 80 Year 80 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar....
Rabban Gamaliel II Gamaliel II Rabban Gamaliel II was the first person to lead the sanhedrin as nasi after the fall of the second temple, which occurred in 70 CE. Gamliel was appointed nasi approximately 10 years later.... of Yavne Yavne Yavne is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200....	80 80 Year 80 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar....	118 118 Events...
Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah Eleazar ben Azariah Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah was a Mishnaic scholar of the second generation , junior contemporary of Gamaliel II, Eliezer b. Hyrcanus, and Joshua b....	118 118 Events...	120 120 Events...
Interregnum (Bar Kokhba revolt)	120 120 Events...	142 142 Events...
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II Shimon ben Gamliel II Shimon ben Gamliel II was a Tannaim of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin. Shimon was a youth in Betar when the Bar Kokhba revolt broke out, but when that fortress was taken by the Romans he managed to escape the massacre ....	142 142 Events...	165 165 Events...
Rabbi Judah I haNasi	165 165 Events...	220 220 EventsBy PlaceRoman Empire* The Goths invade Asia Minor and the Balkans.* An Indian delegation visits Roman emperor Elagabalus....
Gamaliel III Gamaliel III Gamaliel III was the son of Rabbi Judah haNasi , who appointed him his successor as nasi. Little certain is known about his activities, but it is likely that the revision of the Mishnah was completed during his era....	220 220 EventsBy PlaceRoman Empire* The Goths invade Asia Minor and the Balkans.* An Indian delegation visits Roman emperor Elagabalus....	230 230 Events...
Judah II Nesi'ah Judah II Judah II was a famous Jewish sage who lived in Tiberias in the Land of Israel, in the middle of the third century CE. He is mentioned in the classical works of Judaism's oral law, the Mishnah and Talmud....	230 230 Events...	270 270 Events...
Gamaliel IV Gamaliel IV Gamaliel IV was and father of Judah III.Gamaliel was the president of the Sanhedrin between 270 and 290 CE. However, due to persecution of an increasingly Christianized Rome, during his presidency the name Sanhedrin was dropped and its authoritative decisions were subsequently issued under the name Yeshiva....	270 270 Events...	290 290 Events...
Judah III Nesi'ah Judah III Judah III held the office of Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin between 290 and 320 CE. He is a famous Jewish sage mentioned in the classical works of Judaism's oral law, who lived during the third and beginning of the fourth century CE....	290 290 Events...	320 320 Events...
Hillel II Hillel II Hillel II, also known simply as Hillel held the office of Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin between 320 and 385 CE. He was the son and successor of Judah III....	320 320 Events...	365 365 Events...
Gamliel V	365 365 Events...	385 385 Events...
Judah IV Judah IV *Judah IV* held the office of Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin between 385 and 400 CE, following Gamaliel V. He was succeeded by Gamaliel VI, the last occupant of the office....	385 385 Events...	400 400 Sorry, no overview for this topic
Gamaliel VI Gamaliel VI Gamaliel VI was the last Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin. He was executed in 425 at the orders of the Eastern Roman Empire Theodosius II for authorizing the building of new synagogues....	c. 400 400 Sorry, no overview for this topic	425 425 Sorry, no overview for this topic

Titles

Rabban was a higher title than rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
and was given to the nasi starting with Gamaliel the Elder.

The title rabban was restricted in usage to the descendants of Hillel the Elder

Hillel the Elder

Hillel was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. He is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud....
, the sole exception being Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai

Yochanan ben Zakai

Yochanan ben Zakai was one of the tannaim, an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core text of Judaism, the Mishnah....
(c. 30 BCE - 90 CE), the leader in Jerusalem during the Siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem (70)

The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD was a decisive event in the First Jewish-Roman War. It was followed by the Masada#History in 73 AD. The Roman Empire army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second-in-command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by its Jewish defend...
in 70 CE and who safeguarded the future of the Jewish people after the Great Revolt

First Jewish-Roman War

The first Jewish-Roman War , sometimes called The Great Revolt , was the first of three Jewish-Roman wars by the Jews of Iudaea Province against the Roman Empire ....
by pleading with the Emperor Vespasian

Vespasian

Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 A.D. until his death in 79 A.D. Vespasian was the founder of the short lived Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 A.D....
.

Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah

Eleazar ben Azariah

Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah was a Mishnaic scholar of the second generation , junior contemporary of Gamaliel II, Eliezer b. Hyrcanus, and Joshua b....
, who was nasi between 118 and 120 CE, was not given the title rabban, perhaps because he only occupied the office of nasi for a short while, after which it reverted to the descendants of Hillel.

Prior to Rabban Gamliel the Elder, no titles were used before anyone's name, in line with the Talmud

Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
ic adage "Gadol miRabban shmo" ("Greater than the title rabban is a person's own name"). For this reason, Hillel the Elder has no title before his name: his name is in itself a title. Similarly, Moses

Moses

Moses is a Hebrew Bible Hebrews religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, to whom the Mosaic authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew , he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and also an important prophet of Christianity, Islam, the Bah?'? Faith, Rastafari movement, Chrislam and many ot...
and Abraham

Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
have no titles before their names, but an epithet

Epithet

An epithet is a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing, which has become a fixed formula....
is sometimes used to differentiate between biblical and historic personages, hence Avraham Avinu (Abraham 'Our Father') and Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses 'Our Teacher').

Starting with Rabbi Judah I haNasi

Judah haNasi

Rabbi Judah haNasi, , also known as "Rabbi" and "Rabeinu HaKadosh" , was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during the occupation by the Roman Empire....
(born 135

135

Events...
CE), not even the nasi was given the title rabban. In its place, Judah haNasi was given the lofty accolade Rabbeinu HaKadosh ('Our Holy Teacher').

Nasi

History

Nasi of the Sanhedrin

Titles

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