Post-Temple Judaism: Yavne, Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai, and the Birth of Halakhah

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How did rabbi jochanan ben zakay plan with the sages/students? They made it look as if he died so that he could go talk to the Romans. So they put him in a coffin. When the zealots saw the coffin they said let's throw knives so that they can prove if he was really dead but the sages told them that it was disrespectful to do that to a rabbi. The 3 wishes from rabbi yochanan where: Yavne and her sages so that they continue studying Torah. To protect the family of Rabban Gamliel (descendants from david hamelech) A doctor for rav tzadok( he fasted for 40 years for the Beit Hamikdash) The Beit Hamikdash was destroyed in… Year 70CE in 9 of av. What was the basic conflict with the Romans and the jews? They said that there cant be two truths and they thought they were correct so there solution was to kill the jews to avoide conflict. Who was traijan? Traijan was a roman emperor and he reign in the 100 CE , he hated the jews and he treated them badly. What was the dilemma with the jews in Babel? The jews had to pick to fight or to stay neutral they chose to fight and they lost the battle. The battle was named kitos( named after luis quietus) The battle took place in Cyprus, Libya, Alexandri...