Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
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| Hebrew: | |
| רבי שמעון בר יוחאי | |
| Other Names: | |
| The Rashbi, Rebbe Shimon ben Yochai | |
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| Yochi, Simeon, Yohai | |
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| Meron | |
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| Lag Baomer = 18th of Iyyar | |
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| A 4th generation Tana, one of the all time leading kabbalists and the author of the Zohar. |
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai also known as the Rashbi was a student of Rabbi Akiva, recognized even in his youth for his greatness in Torah. After being sentenced to death for making a negative remark about the Roman government, Rebbe Shimon was forced to flee along with his son Rebbe Elazar, hiding in a cave in Peki'in for 13 years.
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- Kever Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Photo Gallery
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