Sanhedrin and Prophecy
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The first head of the first Sanhedrin was Moses our teacher. Rabbi Yosef Eisen explains in this short lecture (3:00) that prophecy was very prevalent among the Jewish people in biblical times. The greatest prophets were also great Torah sages who served as members of the Great Sanhedrin (High Court).