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Subject: Re: Weekly Dvar Torah : Parashat Shmini
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 12:59:58 EST
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>      (i)  Rebi was  the  Nasi  [often  translated  "Prince",
>           denoting  that  he  was the head of the Sanhedrin,
>           high court, and, therefore, regarded as the spiri-
>           tual leader of the generation], and the Nasi has a

	The position of nasi was different from the position of Av Bet Din.
 The av bet din was the head of th sanhedrin, while the nasi was the leader
 ( political leader ) of the Jewish nation.

			Eliyahu Teitz.