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Yohanan ben Zakkai (1st century CE) 1st-century sage in Judea, key to the development of the Mishnah, the first Jewish sage attributed the title of rabbi in the Mishnah [2] Shimon ben Gamliel, was a sage and served as the nasi of the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. (c. 10 BCE–70 CE) Judah Ben Bava, was a 2nd-century tanna that was known as "the ...
Avigdor HaKohen Miller (August 28, 1908 – April 20, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi, author, and lecturer. He served simultaneously as a communal rabbi, mashgiach ruchani (spiritual supervisor) of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin , and as a teacher in Beis Yaakov .
Michael Melchior (Hebrew: מיכאל מלכיאור; born January 31, 1954) is a Jewish leader, Orthodox rabbi, thinker, and activist. He is a former Minister of Social and Diaspora Affairs, a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a former member of Knesset for Meimad .
The Chief Rabbi of Israel is a religious appointment that began at the time of the British Mandate in Palestine, and continued through to the State of Israel.The post has two nominees, one for the Ashkenazi communities that came from Europe, and one for the Sefaradic communities from North Africa and the Middle East.
The title ribbi (or "rabbi") was reserved for those with semikhah. The sages of the Babylonian Jewish community had a similar religious education, but without the semikhah ceremony they were called rav. The Talmud also relates that one can obtain the title of rabbi by those to whom he teaches or counsels.
In 1991, Temple Israel broke ground in Shalom Park of South Charlotte and began construction on its current building; completed in 1992. In 1994, Rabbi Murray Ezring became Temple Israel's 19th Senior Rabbi, and later served as Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Michael Wolk joined Temple Israel July 1, 2020 as its 20th Senior Rabbi.
The Senior Rabbi was traditionally given the title, Haham, meaning "wise one". Since 1918, however, only Solomon Gaon was given this title. The official title of the holder of this office is now The Senior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community of the United Kingdom. Jacob ben Aaron Sasportas (1664–1665) Yehoshua Da Silva (1670–1679)
Meyer is also a renowned editor of Jewish history. Volumes he has edited include Ideas of Jewish History (1974); [12] a four-volume German-Jewish History in Modern Times (1996–1998, with Assistant Editor Michael Brenner); [13] and Joachim Prinz, Rebellious Rabbi: An Autobiography--the German and Early American Years (2007). [14]