Chullin 5: Rabbans Gamliel

Part of what is discussed in today's daf is the rabbinical court in the time of Rabban Gamliel.  They decided that the Kutim were not trustworthy enough to perform shechita.  Some believed that they could be trusted because they kept all Torah law including the laws surrounding shechita.

Steinsaltz teaches us about the three different leaders who were known as Rabban Gamliel:

• Rabban Gamliel the Elder, grandson of Hillel the Elder, nasi during the second Temple period
• Rabban Gamliel of Yavne, head of the academy in Yavne after the death of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zaikai, colleague of Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua
• Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi's eldest son

Limited information is available regarding Rabban Gamliel who was the son of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi.  The rishonim wonder about which Rabban Gamiliel is which.   Based on past rulings, different rabbis suggest that they are reading the words of one of the Gamliels.