ENEMIES: A LOVE STORY. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF A TALMUDIC SAGE
12.05.2021
Lecturer Yevgeny Treyberman told the webinar participants about the head of the sages of the Land of Israel, who laid the foundations of the Jerusalem Talmud - Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai. According to the Talmud, the future greatness of Rabbi Yochanan was predicted even before his birth. He was one of the Tannaim, an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinical Judaism, the Mishnah. His name is often preceded by the honorific title, "Rabban". He is widely regarded as one of the most important Jewish figures of his time and his escape from the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, that allowed him to continue teaching, may have been instrumental in rabbinic Judaism surviving the destruction. His tomb is located in Tiberias, within the Maimonides burial compound. Our lecturer Yevgeny shared his story in the most captivating way for over 2 hours!
Leonid G.
