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Judah haNasi
Rabbi Judah haNasi, (Hebrew, יהודה הנשיא, "Judah the Prince"; also referred to as Rabbeinu HaKadosh – "Our holy rabbi, and Rebbi – "[My] rabbi or teacher") was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during its occupation by the Roman Empire. He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, the first part of the written compendium of Jewish religious law known as the Oral Law or Torah SheBe'al Peh upon which the Talmud is based and from which classical Jewish law Halakha is derived. He was reputedly of the Davidic line, the royal line of King David, hence the title "Prince." However, many experts in the Hebrew language insist that the correct translation is "President." This is certainly the meaning of the word in modern Hebrew. If that is the correct translation in the case of Rabbi Yehudah, it would refer to his position as president of the community of scholars.
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