תקופת התנאים
חכמי המשנה שסידרו וערכו את התורה שבעל פה, מרבן יוחנן בן זכאי ועד רבי יהודה הנשיא.
Hillel the Elder
Hillel • Hillel of Babylon • Hillel the Babylonian
110 BCE – 10
Hillel the Elder was among the greatest sages in all of Jewish history — the last President (Nasi) of the Sanh…
Shammai
Shammai the Elder
60 BCE – 20
Shammai the Elder, Av Beit Din and counterpart of Hillel, was known for his strictness and careful deliberatio…
Rabban Gamliel the Elder
Rabban Gamliel • Gamaliel the Elder
50 BCE – 50
Rabban Gamliel the Elder was among the first of the Tannaim and the president (Nasi) of the Sanhedrin in the l…
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
Ribaz
40 BCE – 80
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai was a member of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. He left besieged Jerusalem in a coffin, …
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa
Chanina beni • Man of Deeds • The Pious
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa was a Tanna of the first generation, one of the greatest pious men and men of deeds of …
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa
Chanina my son • Man of Deed • The Pious
40 – 80
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa was a Tanna of the first generation, at the close of the Second Temple period, and a di…
Rabbi Akiva
Akiva ben Yosef • Rabbi Akiva
40 – 135
Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef — one of the greatest sages of Israel in all generations, and the father of the Oral Law…
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer • Rabbi Eliezer the Great
45 – 120
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was one of the greatest Tannaim of the second generation, and a leading disciple of…
Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya
Rabbi Chanina ben Akashya
50 – 130
Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya was a Tanna of the Mishnaic period, most likely of the fourth generation of Tannaim…
Rabbi Ishmael
Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha • Rabbi Ishmael the High Priest
50 – 135
Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha, the High Priest, was among the foremost disciples of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai. He f…
Rabbi Meir
Meir • Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes
80 – 160
Rabbi Meir was one of the foremost disciples of Rabbi Akiva, a distinguished sage and scribe. His wife, Beruri…
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rashbi • Bar Yochai • Ben Yochai • Rabbi Shimon • Butzina Kadisha
100 – 160
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known by his acronym Rashbi, was one of the leading sages of the fourth generation of…
Rabban Gamliel
Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh • Rabban Gamliel beRabbi
100 – 180
Rabban Gamliel beRabbi, the son of Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, served as Nasi after his father. He led the peop…
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
Rabbeinu HaKadosh • Rabbi • Our Holy Rabbi
135 – 220
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi — 'Rabbeinu HaKadosh' (c. 135–220 CE) — was a Tanna of the fifth and last generation, Nasi…