Yavneh (Jamnia)

Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai escapes Jerusalem in coffin - Establishes academy at Yavneh, saves Judaism from destruction

Council of Jamnia begins - Rabbinic Judaism reorganizes without Temple, begins fixing Hebrew canon, Birkat ha-Minim added to prayers

Jamnia establishes Masoretic text tradition - Rabbis begin standardizing Hebrew text, rejecting Greek variants used by Christians

Rabban Gamaliel II leads Yavneh academy - Consolidates rabbinic authority, adds Birkat ha-Minim against heretics/Christians

Eighteen Benedictions revised - Birkat ha-Minim curse added specifically targeting Jewish Christians (Nazarenes) and heretics

Rabbinic rejection of Septuagint complete - Rabbis declare Greek translation no longer acceptable for synagogue use