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.

Shimon Ben Yochai
By Nissan Mindel
Every year, when Lag B'Omer (Iyar 18) comes around we remember the great and holy Tanna Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, who died on this day about eighteen centuries ago. To this day, pious Jews make an annual pilgrimage to Kefar Meron, in the Land of Israel, ...
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A Bond of Oneness: The Legacy of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
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, ...
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