The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, i
Entrance to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Mark (behind blue fence) over cave in which Rabbi Eleazar bar Shimon is buried. This main hall is divided in half in order to separate between men and women.
A rabbi performs the traditional Upsherin on a three-year-old boy in Meron on Lag Baomer 5730 (1970 CE).
"Tomb of Simeon ben Yochai" / Nearby ruins popularly believed to be his study house.
2021 Meron crowd crush
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On 30 April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT, a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, at
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
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Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, 2016
Crowd before the disaster
Flags lowered to half-mast on 2 May