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Simeon ben Yohai, Rabbi

Knowledge Base » People & Events » People » Mishnaic Sages » Simeon ben Yohai, Rabbi

Simeon ben Yohai, Rabbi: (c. 100-160 CE) Mishnaic sage and mystic, student of Rabbi Akiba. When he evoked the wrath of the Roman authorities, he, together with his son Eleazar, hid in a cave for thirteen years, where their needs were miraculously provided for. He authored the Zohar, the most fundamental kabbalistic work. The anniversary of his passing, the 18th of Iyar, known as Lag BaOmer, is celebrated every year, as per his request.

Lag BaOmer The Soul of Torah

May 10, 2012

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Book

By Nissan Mindel

Suddenly they heard a heavenly voice saying, “Have you come to destroy My world? Go back to your cave!”

Learning & Values » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » The Mishnaic Age

The Practical Implications of Infinity Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the essence of Jewish mysticism

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the essence of Jewish mysticism

Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Essays

24,000 Plus One

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rabbi Akiva taught that "Love your fellow as yourself" is a "cardinal principle in Torah." How was it that that Rabbi Akiva's disciples, of all people, were deficient in this area?

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Lag BaOmer

The Kabbalah of the Bow and Arrow

By Yanki Tauber

There comes a point at which the external resources we've come to rely on are suddenly ineffectual, and the only place to turn is inward, to ourselves

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Lag BaOmer

A Joyous Divorce Story

Midrash Rabbah, Shir HaShirim 1

Just as they had celebrated their marriage with joy, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai told the couple, so should their divorce be celebrated in joy.

Inspiration & Entertainment » Tales from the Past » From the Midrash

The Levites Ethics 2:2

By Yanki Tauber

Heaven or earth? The kollel or the kibbutz? We Jews have been debating the issue for as long as we have been a people

Learning & Values » Texts & Writings » Classic Texts » Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot) » Chapter 2 » Insights

A Carob Tree and a Spring Story

Talmud, Shabbat 33b

Seeing a man ploughing and sowing, they exclaimed: "They forsake eternal life and engage in temporal life!" Whatever they cast their eyes upon was immediately incinerated

Inspiration & Entertainment » Tales from the Past » From the Midrash

A Bond of Oneness: The Legacy of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Book

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Fusing the Material with the Spiritual Lag BaOmer commemorates the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, one of the foremost sages of the Talmud and author of the Zohar, the primary text of the Kabbalah. Rabbi Shimon’s knowledge extended from the exoteric, ...

Learning & Values » Texts & Writings » Chassidic Texts » Timeless Patterns in Time » Lag BaOmer

Passing of R. Shimon bar Yochai 2nd century CE Event

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ("Rashbi"), was a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva and one of the most important tana'im whose teachings of Torah law are collected in the Mishnah. He was also the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of the Torah known ...

Jewish Practice » Jewish Calendar » Iyar » Iyar 18 » Jewish History

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