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Judah ha-Nasi
2nd-century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE. He was a key leader of the Jewish community in Roman-occupied Judea after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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![]() The Burial Cave of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi in Beit Shearim, Israel | |
Born | Yehudah ben Shimon c. 135 CE |
Died | c. 217 CE |
Other names | Rabbi, Rebbi, Rabbenu HaQadosh |
Occupation(s) | Rabbi, Tanna, Chief redactor of the Mishnah |
Known for | Compilation of the Mishnah, leadership of the Jewish community in Roman Judea |
Notable work | Mishnah |
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"Rebbi" redirects here. For the title, see Honorifics in Judaism. For a Torah teacher, see Maggid shiur.