Menahem ben Judah

(also: Menahem the Essene) More likely a grandson of Judas, or son “in spirit, he led the assassin squad called Sicarii that violently enforced Zealot rulings. Successfully led in combat against Romans and captured a major fort. In conflict with Eleazar ben Simon, he was killed in treachery. (“menachem” in Hebrew means “comforter”)