Critics argue that referring to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai with a term typically reserved for Hashem could inadvertently suggest a form of deification, which is contrary to core Jewish beliefs.

“We often see that Am Yisrael is above fate, above physical strength,” said Rabbi Pinto. “When a person thinks with logic—can I acquire this? Maybe not. Can I achieve that? Maybe no ...

According to Chabad, Lag BaOmer celebrates the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who was the first to teach the Kabbalah part of the Torah. He is credited as the author of the Kabbalah text called ...

Lag B’Omer revelry returned in full swing to Mount Meron Thursday as tens of thousands of revelers packed the mountain tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to the brim come nightfall, singing and ...

Over a thousand children and their parents marched Thursday in a colorful Lag Ba'omer parade marking the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, along King George Street in Jerusalem. The street ...

Masses of Haredi Jews are kicking off Lag B’Omer festivities at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron tonight. After the first ceremonial bonfire of the holiday is lit soon after ...

Resting in this shade, my mind wanders to the legendary Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Akiva’s disciple who lived during the turbulent end of the Second Temple period. When bar Yochai fled Roman ...

The celebration marks the end of an ancient plague and of the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, a mystical text of the Torah. The mystic asked that his passing be marked with joy.

In many Jewish works, it is called "Helulah D’Rashbi"—the "wedding" anniversary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Never before has a yartzeit, the anniversary of a person’s death, been described ...

visitors will be allowed to stay in the compound of the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Lag B'Omer for up to 5 hours. The restriction will be enforced using an advanced ticketing system.