He didn't build it, he expanded it.
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, disciple of Hillel, found favor in the eyes of the Roman leader Vespasian, for a reason explained in the Talmud (Gittin 56a-b), and was granted a request. He asked that the Romans (who had already begun the siege of Jerusalem) spare the town of Yavneh and its Torah-scholars. Vespasian acquiesced (Talmud, ibid), and Rabbi Yohanan gathered whatever Torah-sages he could, to Yavneh.
After the Destruction during which the Romans razed Jerusalem, it was these sages (Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva and many others) who redeemed Jewish captives, distributed charity, and rebuilt whatever they could. (Compare this to the Sadducees, who melted into the background and did not lift a finger to help the people.)
In matters of Torah, the sages of Yavneh recorded the laws of the Temple so that these wouldn't be forgotten, and redacted the details of such Mishna-tractates as Shekalim, Yoma, and Tamid. They finalized the text of the Haggadah shel Pesach (Passover Seder), composed prayers for the rebuilding of the Temple, and set in motion the process of redacting the entire Mishna, an effort which would be completed a century later.
Through all these actions, they gave the Jewish people new hope, showing them that the nation could continue even under the new circumstances, with its Torah and traditions (Oral Law) intact, clarified and accessible.
At that time (the Second Destruction), non-traditional sects such as the Sadducees and the Essenes, either went extinct or drifted completely away from Judaism because of the hardships the Jews were experiencing. Judaism today can name only the Torah-sages as its spiritual forebears.
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A rabbi by Hebrew definition is a teacher. But really, it's more reffered to someone who teaches Judaism. I should know, I'm Jewish!
Judaism is not a centralised religion and does not have a person who's the equivalent to the Pope. The title Rabbi means teacher and today Rabbis have a number of roles in Jewish life.
I never discuss religion with strangers - it's a good way to start an argument.Besides, I don't think your teacher wants to know MY religion.
Just make sure not to be bias.
A Rabbi.
A rabbi is referred to Judaism. The word rabbi derives from Hebrew and means "My Master". A rabbi can be described as a kind of teacher of the Jewish traditions.
The teacher mentioned in Acts 22:3 as instructing St. Paul in Jerusalem is Gamaliel. He was a respected Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin.
William Jerusalem has written: 'Problems of the secondary teacher' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Teaching
They were called rabbis meaning teacher or learned one.
... is someone who teaches you about religion.
the teacher asked jasmine did you understand the question
if you read the chapter once before the teacher explains it in class and once more after the teacher and this way you can understand very well.