Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha
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− | '''Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha''' was a first generation Tana who served as Kohen Gadol shortly before the destruction of the Second Temple. He was executed along with Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel as part of the Ten Martyrs. | + | '''Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha''' was a first generation Tana who served as Kohen Gadol shortly before the destruction of the Second Temple. He was executed along with Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel as part of the Ten Martyrs. His son and daughter we taken captive during the destruction of Yerushalaim. Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha was a great Kabbalist and would often see visions of angels. |
==Kever Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha== | ==Kever Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha== |
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Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha was a first generation Tana who served as Kohen Gadol shortly before the destruction of the Second Temple. He was executed along with Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel as part of the Ten Martyrs. His son and daughter we taken captive during the destruction of Yerushalaim. Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha was a great Kabbalist and would often see visions of angels.
Kever Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha
Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha is buried in the Druze occupied village of Sajur / Shazur.