קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי | |
 Entrance to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai | |
| Alternative name | Kever Rashbi |
|---|---|
| Location | Meron, Israel |
| Region | Galilee |
| Coordinates | 32°58′51″N 35°26′26″E / 32.98083°N 35.44056°E |
| Type | Tomb |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Private |
| Management | Ministry of Religious Services[1] |
| Public access | Yes |
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai (Hebrew: קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי), or Kever Rashbi (קבר רשב״י), on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century,[2] it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after the Western Wall[3] with as many as two million annual visitors.[4]
The tomb building was built in the mid-19th century by Shmuel Abu, the French consular agent in Safed.[5]
- ^ Shafir, Nitsan (2 May 2021). "Blame game begins after Meron disaster". Globes. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Benayahu, Meir. "Devotion Practices of the Kabbalists of Safed in Meron". Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East / ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח: 5–29. JSTOR 23415184.
- ^ "110 years ago, 100 people fell from a balcony at Mt. Meron; 11 were killed". The Times of Israel. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Dignity, Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, (2015). p. 95.
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