Shimon b. Shetach

During the tumultuous reign of Alexander Yannai, the third pair of the Zugot, Yehudah ben Tabbai and Shimon ben Shetach, faced significant challenges. Despite being Yannai's brother-in-law, Shimon had to go into hiding during Yannai's persecution of the Pharisees, while Yehudah fled to Egypt. Nonetheless, Shimon successfully wrested control of the Sanhedrin from the Sadducees.