Nasi of the Sanhedrin

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The Nasi of the Sanhedrin was the president and leading authority of the ancient Jewish high court, serving as a central religious and political leader in the Land of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish leadership position
political office
rabbinic title
religious office
alsoKnownAs Nasi NERFINISHED
Patriarch of the Jews NERFINISHED
appliesToOrganization Sanhedrin NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Gamliel dynasty NERFINISHED
House of Hillel NERFINISHED
authorityOver Jewish legal matters
Sanhedrin NERFINISHED
calendar decisions
communal regulations
interpretation of Jewish law
basedIn Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Tiberias NERFINISHED
Usha NERFINISHED
Yavneh NERFINISHED
country Land of Israel NERFINISHED
function appoint judges and scholars
issue legal rulings
preside over Sanhedrin deliberations
proclaim leap years
represent Jewish community to foreign rulers
sanctify new months
hasRole chief religious authority in the Land of Israel
head of the Jewish high court
political leader of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel
president of the Sanhedrin
heldBy Hillel the Elder NERFINISHED
Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh NERFINISHED
Rabban Gamliel the Elder NERFINISHED
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel NERFINISHED
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai NERFINISHED
Rabbi Yehuda haNasi NERFINISHED
historicalStatus central institution of Jewish self-governance in antiquity
languageOfTitle Hebrew
literalMeaning leader
prince
location Land of Israel NERFINISHED
partOf Jewish legal system
rabbinic leadership structure
religion Judaism
subordinateBody Av Beit Din NERFINISHED
members of the Sanhedrin
timePeriod Amoraic period NERFINISHED
Second Temple period
Tannaitic period NERFINISHED
post-Second Temple period

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exilarchate (Resh Galuta) relatedConcept Nasi of the Sanhedrin
subject surface form: exilarchate