2nd-3rd century head of the Sanhedrin and compiler of the Mishnah (Jewish Oral Law)
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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