Shimon bar Yochai
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Shimon bar Yochai 🇮🇱

שמעון בר יוחאי (Known as "Rashbi")
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Born c. 100 CE 🇮🇱 Galilee, Judea
Passed Away c. 160 CE Meron, Judea
Lifespan 60 years old
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"Three good gifts did the Holy One give to Israel, and all were given through suffering: Torah, the Land of Israel, and the World to Come."

Archival Overview

Eminent disciple of Rabbi Akiva and celebrated mystic to whom kabbalistic tradition attributes the divine revelations of the Zohar.

Biographical Record

Shimon bar Yochai (2nd century CE) was one of five disciples who preserved the transmission of the Torah following the Hadrianic persecutions.

Sentenced to death by the Romans, he hid with his son Eleazar in a cave in Peki'in for thirteen years, nourished by a carob tree while delving into the deepest esoteric secrets of creation.

Key Life Milestones

138

Thirteen Years in the Cave of Peki'in

Meditated in hiding for thirteen years, uncovering esoteric wisdom celebrated on Lag BaOmer.

150

Establishment of the Galilean Sanhedrin

Participated in the revival of rabbinic authority in Usha, ordaining disciples across the Galilee.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Kever Rashbi
Mount Meron, Israel
GPS: 32.9814, 35.4419
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