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− | This website is about the re-established Jewish Sanhedrin. The '''Sanhedrin''' is the name given in the ''mishna'' to the council of seventy-one Jewish sages who constituted the supreme court and legislative body in Judea during the Roman period. It continued to function for more than four hundred years after the destruction of the Temple and there have been several orthodox attempts to re-establish it since that time. The current attempt to re-establish the Sanhedrin is generally referred to as the "nascent Sanhedrin", or the "developing Sanhedrin". | + | [[File:SanhedrinLogo.png|right]] This website is about the re-established Jewish Sanhedrin. The '''Sanhedrin''' is the name given in the ''mishna'' to the council of seventy-one Jewish sages who constituted the supreme court and legislative body in Judea during the Roman period. It continued to function for more than four hundred years after the destruction of the Temple and there have been several orthodox attempts to re-establish it since that time. The current attempt to re-establish the Sanhedrin is generally referred to as the "nascent Sanhedrin", or the "developing Sanhedrin". |
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+ | Etymologically, ''Sanhedrin'' is a late Hebrew representation of the Greek word ''synedrion'' συνέδριον meaning "sitting together" as a legislative assembly or Senate. It is interesting to note that several aspects of the U.S. Senate, including the semi-circle seating of the senators, were derived from the Jewish Sanhedrin by the Founding Fathers of the U.S. Constitution. The Jewish Sanhedrin is a governmental body that resembles aspects of both the U.S. Senate and the Supreme Court. | ||
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+ | The make-up of the council includes a President - ''Nasi'', Chancellor - ''Av beis din'', and sixty-nine general members who all sit in the form of a semi-circle when in session. Decisions are made by majority vote. The constitution of seventy-one is to preclude the possibility of a tie. Members of the Sanhedrin are not elected, nor is their position permanent. Any scholar, at any time, may gain a place on the legislature by proving a greater level of scholarship in Jewish Law than a current member of the legislature. | ||
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* [[Sanhedrin in the News|The Sanhedrin in the News]] | * [[Sanhedrin in the News|The Sanhedrin in the News]] | ||
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− | * [[Newly discovered ruins of the Sanhedrin at Tiberias]] (Spring 2005) | + | * [[Newly discovered ruins of the Sanhedrin at Tiberias|Ruins of the Sanhedrin discovered at Tiberias]] (Spring 2005) |
* [http://www.telyavne.com/ Archaeological program to explore all ten locations of the Sanhedrin] | * [http://www.telyavne.com/ Archaeological program to explore all ten locations of the Sanhedrin] | ||
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* [[Contact Information]] | * [[Contact Information]] | ||
* [[How can you help?]] | * [[How can you help?]] | ||
− | * [http://www.thesanhedrin.net/ "Friends of the Sanhedrin" Online Community] [ | + | * [http://www.thesanhedrin.net/ "Friends of the Sanhedrin" Online Community] [[Forums]] |
− | * [[Sponsors and Friends|Related | + | * [[Sponsors and Friends|Related Websites, Forums and Communities]] |
* [[About|About this website]] | * [[About|About this website]] | ||
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