חז”ל – “our Sages, of blessed memory,” the abbreviation for חכמנו זכרונם לברכה – Chachmenu zichronam li-veracha, meaning the Tannaim (rabbis of the Mishnah period) and Amoraim (rabbis of the Gemara period). Variations are also used, such as רז”ל – Rabbotenu zichronam li-veracha, “our teachers, of blessed memory.”
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