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Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

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The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai (), or Kever Rashbi (), 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, it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after the Western Wall with as many as two million annual visitors.Dignity, Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, (2015). pg. 95. Read more on Wikipedia

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