Rabbi Akiva
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Akiva ben Joseph, also known as Rabbi Akiva, was a leading Jewish scholar and sage and a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second. Rabbi akiva was a member of the
Modern-day site of Rabbi Akiva's tomb, Tiberias
Akiva's grave in Tiberias
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Shimon bar Yochai
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Shimon bar Yochai or Shimon ben Yochai, also known by the acronym Rashbi, was a 2nd-century tanna or sage of the land of Israel. He was one of the most eminent disciples of Rabbi Akiva. The Zohar, a 1
Rabbi Akiva
…this marriage is not given. The greatest tannaim of the middle of the second century came from Akiva's school, notably Rabbi Meir, Judah bar Ilai, Simeon bar Yochai, Jose ben Halafta, Eleazar ben Shammua, and Rabbi Nehemiah. Besides these, Akiva had many disciples whose names have not been handed down, but the…
Entrance to the tomb of Shimon bar Yochai
Artist's impression of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on a memorial candle
The tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron on Lag Ba'Omer
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai