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Yochanan Ben Zakai

Yochanan Ben Zakai was the first-century rabbi who founded the academy at Yavneh after the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Discussed here as part of a post on the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue (part of the 'Four Sephardi Synagogues' complex)
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The Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem

A walk through the modern history of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, visiting the Ramban, the Four Sephardi Synagogues, Tiferet Yisrael, the Karaite Centre and the Hurva, and closing at the memorial for those who fell in 1948.

Nov 2013 · 4 minute read
Letter from the Ramban outside the Ramban Synagogue Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue (part of the 'Four Sephardi Synagogues' complex) 13th century Karaite Torah scroll The 'Hurva' Synagogue View from the top of the 'Hurva' Synagogue View over the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, Jerusalem. Independence War Memorial of the Jewish Quarter
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