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Lesson 2: Zuggot and Tannaim - Animated Talmud Introduction
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After the anchetagdullah,
the task of teaching and leading the
Jewish people moved to the zugot. Zugote
means pairs. In those days, there were
always two great teachers who guided the
Torah sages and led the people. The
gathering of these Torah sages was
called the Sanhedrin.
The first leader of the Sanhedrin was
called the Nasi, which means high up or
president. He was something like a king
because it was his job to help the
Jewish people live according to the
Torah with love and peace.
The second leader was called the Avetin,
which means head of the court of law.
His job was to help the sages during
their discussions and make sure that
proper decisions were reached. Over the
next 250 years, there were five zooat
who led the Jewish people.
The last of the zooat were Hillel and
Shami. Hillel was Nasi and since he was
from the family of King David, he began
a chain of Torah leaders that lasted for
many years.
The students of Hillel and Shamai began
to have many arguments. The sages
believed that everybody's Torah thoughts
and opinions were important to remember
and understand.
So the students of Hillel and Shami
remembered all the words of all the
sages even when there was an argument.
They also made new rules to protect the
Torah and help the Jewish people stay
connected to Hashem.
Over time the Torah Shabba Alpe grew and
grew.
Sadly, the second beta mikdash was
destroyed and the Jewish people suffered
under Roman rule. That did not stop the
sages from their holy work. They
continued teaching Torah laws,
explaining the mitzvot, thinking and
talking and arguing about how Hashem's
will should be done.
The sages in the days after the zooot
are called tanim.
The word tana means repeater in Aramaic.
Even though they were very wise, the
tanim always felt that they were just
repeating the Torah Shabba ale.
The period of the Tanim lasted for five
generations.