Simeon ben Yohai, Rabbi

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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.

	Six Hundred Dinars Minus Six From the Midrash "Give with an open hand," Rabbi Shimon adjured. "Don't worry about tomorrow, G-d will provide. And most important: write it all down. Every penny you give, write it down and carry the list with you at all times..." Library » Stories » From the Sages » Six Hundred Dinars Minus Six
	A Carob Tree and a Spring 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 Library » Stories » From the Sages » A Carob Tree and a Spring
	A Joyous Divorce Midrash Rabbah, Shir HaShirim 1 Just as they celebrated with joy their mutual bond when they got married -- Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai said to the couple -- so should their divorce be celebrated in joy Library » Stories » From the Sages » A Joyous Divorce
	The Small Mitzvah Ethics 2:1 He dreamt he was standing by the sea, when a group of murderers suddenly grabbed him, and threw him into the water. Rabbi Yitzchak could not swim, and was about to drown… Library » Ethics of the Fathers » Chapter 2 » For the Kids » The Small Mitzvah

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