Lesson 5 of 6·Pirkei Avot: The Misunderstood Masterpiece

Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai may be said to have single-handedly saved Judaism after the destruction of the Second Temple. In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik recounts and interprets this visionary realist’s place in Avot and in Jewish history.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

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1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

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