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Ben Zakkai

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Ben Zakkai, sometimes ben Zaccai, ben Zakkay, etc. (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי, literally "son of Zakkai" is a Hebrew patronymic and surname. Notable people with the name include:

  • David ben Zakkai (died 940 CE) was an exilarch, leader of the Jewish community of Babylon
  • Talila Levi Ben-Zakkai [he] (1930–2023), Israeli theater actress, journalist and screenwriter
  • Yohanan Ben Zakkai (1st century CE), tanna, an important Jewish sage during the late Second Temple period

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