entry on SIMEON BEN YOḤAI, by Kaufmann Kohler and M. Seligson Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd edition, 2007) entry on Simeon Bar Yoḥai, by Israel Burgansky and Stephen G. Wald Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai. Chabad.org. Ohel ha-Rashbi Mishnah rabbis Year of birth missing Year of death missing 2nd-century rabbis Lag BaOmer Land of Israel