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Gamaliel
- It is certain, though, that Gamaliel held a leading position in the Sanhedrin and that he enjoyed the highest repute as a teacher of the Law. He was the first to be given the title rabban (“our master” or “our teacher”).
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Title given only to patriarchs, the presidents of the Sanhedrin. The first person to be called by this title was the patriarch Gamaliel I., ha-Zaḳen. The title was handed down from him to all succeeding patriarchs.
In the Talmud, Gamaliel is described as bearing the titles Nasi (Hebrew: נָשִׂיא Nāśīʾ) "prince" and Rabban "our master", as the president of the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem; it is not doubted that he held a senior position in the highest court in Jerusalem. [2]
Rabban Gamaliel is the name and title of six holders of the office of Nasi, Prince, in Palestine during the first five centuries CE. The title Rabban, “our master,” was used to distinguish the Nasi from other rabbis.
- Rabbi Louis Jacobs
rabban gamaliel ha-zaken ("the elder"), a grandson of Hillel, lived in the first half of the first century. As president of the Sanhedrin he maintained close contact not only with the Jews of Ereẓ Israel, but also with those in the Diaspora.
Rabban Gamaliel was a great-great-grandson of Hillel the Elder. He was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin (High Court) as Nasi (president) after the fall of the Second Temple, which occurred in 70 CE.
Rabban: This title was reserved for the patriarchate, the nasi or the president of the rabbinical court, the av beis din of the Sanhedrin.24 The first to be called “rabban” were Rabban Gamaliel the Elder 25 (died around 50 CE), Rabban Shimeon his son, 26 and Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai 27 (died around 74 CE).
