In this class we’ll finish up talking about Choni Hamaagal, and then learn about Shamay and Avtalyon, who were the heads of the Sanhedrin after Shimon Hatzadik and Yehuda ben Tabbai, and who were the teachers of Hillel and Shammai.
1.Who were Shamaya and Avtalyon?
2.How can converts lead the Sanhedrin?
3.Who was the political leader at that time and how did it affect their religious leadership?