The Sages is the first work by Jerusalem rabbi Binyamin Lau to appear in English. This multi-volume series offers fresh perspectives on the individual personalities of the sages (Ḥazal), the historical contexts in which they lived, and the creativity they brought to the pursuit of Jewish wisdom. Volume II covers the period of the Men of the Great Assembly, Yose ben Yoezer, Hillel, Shammai, and other figures of the Second Temple era.