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
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
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
Shimon bar Yochai
…שמעון בן יוחי), 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 13th-century foundational work of Kabbalah, is ascribed to him by Kabbalistic tradition, but this claim is universally rejected by modern…
Modern-day site of Rabbi Akiva's tomb, Tiberias
Akiva's grave in Tiberias
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