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'''Nasi''' is a description for a person who is elevated above others. When the term Nasi is mentioned in the Torah without qualification, it refers to a person who holds the highest authority position among the people in his particular domain, and "there is none above him except Hashem his G-d," such as a king who is the highest practical leadership, or the Nasi of the Sanhedrin who is the highest Torah leadership.

'''Nasi''' is a description for a person who is elevated above others. When the term Nasi is mentioned in the Torah without qualification, it refers to a person who holds the highest authority position among the people in his particular domain, and "there is none above him except Hashem his G-d," such as a king who is the highest practical leadership, or the Nasi of the Sanhedrin who is the highest Torah leadership<ref>See Ramban on the Torah, Shemos 22:27, in the explanation of the term "Nasi":

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"The head of authority over all of Israel, whether that authority is through the rule of kingship or through the rule of Torah, because the Nasi of the Sanhedrin is at the highest level in the authority of the Torah."

And similarly in Sefer HaMitzvos of the Rambam, Negative Commandment 316: "Nasi... has the authority to command and is at the highest level, whether his dominion is governmental or Torah-based, and he is the head of the Yeshiva."

See at length in Hilchasa L'Meshicha, Chapter 1 and onward.</ref>.

[[File:רשבג.jpg|thumb|The deep entrance to the cave system where the Tanna Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, Nasi Yisrael, one of the Ten Martyrs, is buried. The cave is located in Kfar Kana in the Galilee, situated at the foot of Kfar Mashhad.]]

[[File:רבי יהודה הנשיא.JPG|thumb|The Grave Site of the Tanna Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi]]

The most notable difference between the Nasi and the rest of the people is that his laws regarding bringing sacrifices differ from those of an ordinary Jew, and are explained in Parshat Vayikra: "When a Nasi sins, causing guilt to the people."

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* Nitzutzei Rebbi, '''On Chabad Leadership''' - A collection of the Rebbe's statements regarding the concept of leadership, in the Hitkashrus weekly publication on the eve of Yud Shevat 5777

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-'''Nasi''' is a description for a person who is elevated above others. When the term Nasi is mentioned in the Torah without qualification, it refers to a person who holds the highest authority position among the people in his particular domain, and "there is none above him except Hashem his G-d," such as a king who is the highest practical leadership, or the Nasi of the Sanhedrin who is the highest Torah leadership.
+'''Nasi''' is a description for a person who is elevated above others. When the term Nasi is mentioned in the Torah without qualification, it refers to a person who holds the highest authority position among the people in his particular domain, and "there is none above him except Hashem his G-d," such as a king who is the highest practical leadership, or the Nasi of the Sanhedrin who is the highest Torah leadership<ref>See Ramban on the Torah, Shemos 22:27, in the explanation of the term "Nasi":
-[[File:רשבג.jpg|thumb]]
-[[File:רבי יהודה הנשיא.JPG|thumb]]
+"The head of authority over all of Israel, whether that authority is through the rule of kingship or through the rule of Torah, because the Nasi of the Sanhedrin is at the highest level in the authority of the Torah."
+And similarly in Sefer HaMitzvos of the Rambam, Negative Commandment 316: "Nasi... has the authority to command and is at the highest level, whether his dominion is governmental or Torah-based, and he is the head of the Yeshiva."
+See at length in Hilchasa L'Meshicha, Chapter 1 and onward.</ref>.
+[[File:רשבג.jpg|thumb|The deep entrance to the cave system where the Tanna Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, Nasi Yisrael, one of the Ten Martyrs, is buried. The cave is located in Kfar Kana in the Galilee, situated at the foot of Kfar Mashhad.]]
+[[File:רבי יהודה הנשיא.JPG|thumb|The Grave Site of the Tanna Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi]]
 The most notable difference between the Nasi and the rest of the people is that his laws regarding bringing sacrifices differ from those of an ordinary Jew, and are explained in Parshat Vayikra: "When a Nasi sins, causing guilt to the people."
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 * Nitzutzei Rebbi, '''On Chabad Leadership''' - A collection of the Rebbe's statements regarding the concept of leadership, in the Hitkashrus weekly publication on the eve of Yud Shevat 5777
+[[Category:Fundamental Concepts]]