Yossi ben Yoezer
Rabbi Yossi ben Yoezer Ish Tzereidah was a student of Antigonus Ish Socho and Nasi of the first pair of Zugot along with Rabbi Yossi ben Yochanan Ish Yerushalaim who served as Av Bais Din. During their reign the first Halchaic controversy arose in Judaism. Yossi ben Yoezerwas a Kohen, renown for his great righteousness in the laws of purity. Yossi ben Yoezer was executed by the Greeks and their Hellenist followers in the period preceding the Macabeen revolt. His students were Yehoshua ben Prachya and Neti Harbeli.
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Head of the Sanhedrin
After the passing Antigonus Ish Socho, Yossi ben Yoezer assumed the position of Nasi and head of the Sanhedrin. Yossi ben Yochanan Ish Yerushalaim served as Av Bais Din alongside him, together forming the first pair of Zugot.
Decrees
Yossi ben Yoezer Ish Tzreyda along with Yossi ben Yochanan Ish Yerushalaim decreed impurity on all land outside of Eretz Yisroel. They also decreed impurity on glass vessels manufactured by Gentiles.
First Machlokes
Yossi Sharya
After issuing three lenient rulings in the laws of purity Yossi ben Yoezer was referred to as 'Yossi Sharya' - Yossi the permitting one.
Righteous of the Priesthood
Yossi ben Yoezer Ish Tzereidah was a Cohen. So careful was he with the laws of purity that he would eat treat his regular food as if it was Teruma, earning him the title 'Chasid ShbKehuna' - Righteous of the Priesthood.
Execution
Yossi ben Yoezer was executed via crucifixion as part of the Hellenistic decrees.
End to Mortal Completion
After the passing of Yossi ben Yoezer, it was said the Grapevines had become nullified. Grapevines in Hebrew are Eshkolot, which can be read as Ish Kol - a man of everything, a reference to Rabbi Yossi ben Yoezer who had been the last person to reach complete perfection in his Torah knowledge and refined attributes.
Family
Yossi ben Yoezer had a son that began acting inappropriately, possibly having to do with the growing Hellenization of the time. In order to prevent his son from inheriting him, Yossi ben Yoezer when ahead and donated his entire estate to the Bais Hamekdush.
Kever Yossi ben Yoezer
Yossi ben Yoezer is buried in a cave along with Yossi ben Yochanan and Yossi ben Meshulam in the vicinity of Wadi Amud under Tzfat. Currently the exact location of the cave is unknown.