Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi | |
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 The Burial Cave of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi in Beit Shearim, Israel | |
| Born | Yehudah ben Shimon c. 135 CE |
| Died | c. 217 CE |
| Other names | Rabbi, Rebbi, Rabbenu HaQadosh |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi, Tanna, Chief redactor of the Mishnah |
| Known for | Compilation of the Mishnah, leadership of the Jewish community in Roman Judea |
| Notable work | Mishnah |
Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE. He was a key leader of the Jewish community in Roman-occupied Judea after the Bar Kokhba revolt.