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===Zayin Adar=== | ===Zayin Adar=== | ||
Many people visit the tomb of the Rashbi on Zayin Adar for the Hillulah of [[Moshe Rabbenu]] since part of his soul was reincarnated in Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and both of them held the position of the Tzadik Yesod Olam who could associate with all Jewish souls. | Many people visit the tomb of the Rashbi on Zayin Adar for the Hillulah of [[Moshe Rabbenu]] since part of his soul was reincarnated in Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and both of them held the position of the Tzadik Yesod Olam who could associate with all Jewish souls. | ||
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==Praises== | ==Praises== | ||
*"This man uproars the land and upsets governments" ''Bas Kol'' <ref>End of Idra Zuta</ref> | *"This man uproars the land and upsets governments" ''Bas Kol'' <ref>End of Idra Zuta</ref> | ||
*"The supernal holy light that the entire world must welcome his face" ''[[Rabbi Abba From the Zohar|Rabbi Abba]]'' <ref>Zohar Parshas Vaeschanan 265B</ref> | *"The supernal holy light that the entire world must welcome his face" ''[[Rabbi Abba From the Zohar|Rabbi Abba]]'' <ref>Zohar Parshas Vaeschanan 265B</ref> | ||
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*"From the day Rebbe Shimon emerged from the cave, the supernal mysteries were open and revealed amongst the Chavarim as if they were given at that moment from Mount Sinai. After his passing the streams of the depth and the channels of the sky became sealed and the Chavarim whisper the teachings but they would not remain with them" ''Rebbe Yossi''<ref>Zohar Vayechi 26B</ref> | *"From the day Rebbe Shimon emerged from the cave, the supernal mysteries were open and revealed amongst the Chavarim as if they were given at that moment from Mount Sinai. After his passing the streams of the depth and the channels of the sky became sealed and the Chavarim whisper the teachings but they would not remain with them" ''Rebbe Yossi''<ref>Zohar Vayechi 26B</ref> | ||
*"A place of fire, the flame of Holy One Blessed Be He and the entire entourage of the upper realms are here and all the souls of the Tadikim are there." ''The Holy Ohr Hachaim when he traveled to Meron''<ref>Kevod Melachim</ref> | *"A place of fire, the flame of Holy One Blessed Be He and the entire entourage of the upper realms are here and all the souls of the Tadikim are there." ''The Holy Ohr Hachaim when he traveled to Meron''<ref>Kevod Melachim</ref> | ||
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* "Rebbe, Rebbe, you are the large tree and strong in Torah. In your branches which are holy limbs, many birds dwell there, which are holy souls, representing the Upper worlds as it says "in its branches will dwell the birds of the sky<ref>Daniel 3:9</ref>. Many people below will attain sustenance from your work (the Zohar) when it will be revealed below in the final generation, at the end of the days. Because of it "freedom will be decreed in the land"<ref>Vayikra 25</ref>. ''A melodious voice from the supernal tree''<ref>Tikunay Zohar, Tikkun 6 Page 23B</ref> | * "Rebbe, Rebbe, you are the large tree and strong in Torah. In your branches which are holy limbs, many birds dwell there, which are holy souls, representing the Upper worlds as it says "in its branches will dwell the birds of the sky<ref>Daniel 3:9</ref>. Many people below will attain sustenance from your work (the Zohar) when it will be revealed below in the final generation, at the end of the days. Because of it "freedom will be decreed in the land"<ref>Vayikra 25</ref>. ''A melodious voice from the supernal tree''<ref>Tikunay Zohar, Tikkun 6 Page 23B</ref> | ||
* The Baal Shem Tov commanded his followers to study a teaching from the Zohar before each prayer<ref>Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, Volume 1, Page 66</ref> | * The Baal Shem Tov commanded his followers to study a teaching from the Zohar before each prayer<ref>Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, Volume 1, Page 66</ref> | ||
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==Teachings== | ==Teachings== | ||
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