RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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as a political capital
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as the site of the temple
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as a center of learning
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as a place of rebellion
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Detailed explanation-1: -How was the city of Yavneh important to the survival of Judaism? It was important because when Jerusalem fell Yavneh became the center of Jewish life. Why did Jews in the Diaspora have to develop new forms of worship such synagogue service?
Detailed explanation-2: -Yavne holds a special place in Jewish history because of its contribution to Judaism’s recovery and reconstitution under sages ben Zakkai and Gamaliel II following the destruction of the Second Temple. This period, sometimes known as the “Yavne period", became a crucial mark in the development of Rabbinic Judaism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BC when the site was chosen during the lifetime of King David to be the location of the Holy Temple.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Jewish teacher Johanan ben Zakkai (active ca. A.D. 70) was the leading expounder of Jewish law of his time. He founded an important academy at Yavneh.