You are hereHomeBARMay/June 1991Qatzrin—Reconstructing Village Life in Talmudic Times Rabban Gamaliel was the leader of the rabbinic movement at Yavneh (Jamnia), about 90 C.E. Rabban, meaning “our teacher,” is an honorific title referring to the patriarch. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.