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Tomb of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai

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May 19, 2024

　　Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, Judaism's most eminent 1st-century sage, played a central role in replacing animal sacrifices – the raison d'être of the Temple in Jerusalem, destroyed in 70 CE – with prayer. His grave site is a just few metres down the hill from the grave of Cordova-born sage the Rambam.

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