Yavne
The new seat of the Sanhedrin and the centre of Torah learning thrived in Yavne, which was key in Judaism's recovery and reconstitution following the destruction. New laws were established, laying the foundation for Judaism's survival in times of exile.
In 2021 the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed evidence of Yavne’s inhabitants during the late first and second centuries CE with first-ever discovered remains of a building dating to the time of the Sanhedrin. Measuring cup fragments, related to Jewish Law, confirmed the presence of a Jewish population.
In the late second century, the Sanhedrin moved to Tzipori, where the Mishnah was written, and after that, the Talmud was completed in the mid-fourth century in Tiberias, the last place where the Sanhedrin sat.
The first building ever discovered in Yavne from the Sanhedrin era.
Photo: Emil Aladjem - Israel Antiquities Authority
One of the measuring cup fragments identified with a Jewish population.
Photo: Pablo Betzer, Israel Antiquities Authority
Overview
The new seat of the Sanhedrin and the center of Torah learning thrived in Yavne and was key in Judaism's recovery and reconstitution following the destruction.
In 2021 IAA excavations revealed first-ever discovered remains of a building dating to the time of the Sanhedrin.
Measuring cup fragments, related to Jewish Law, confirmed the presence of a Jewish population.
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