Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair
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==Association With Rashbi== | ==Association With Rashbi== | ||
In the Zohar it refers to Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair as the [[Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai|Rashbi's]] father-in-law while in the Talmud he is referred to as his son-in law. It is possible that there were two Tanaim named Rebbe Pinchas Ben Yair, one a father-in-law and the other a son-in law of the Rashbi. | In the Zohar it refers to Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair as the [[Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai|Rashbi's]] father-in-law while in the Talmud he is referred to as his son-in law. It is possible that there were two Tanaim named Rebbe Pinchas Ben Yair, one a father-in-law and the other a son-in law of the Rashbi. | ||
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+ | Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair visited a town whose residents complained that all their crops were being consumed by mice. Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair commanded all the mice to gather in the center of town. They came and began to squeak, he then relayed the message of the mice that the residents were being punished for not taking Tiruma and Masser off their crops. After committing to change their ways, mice stopped eating their crops. | ||
==Kever Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair== | ==Kever Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair== |
Revision as of 22:11, 29 January 2014
Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair was a 4th generation Tana and was either the father-in-law or the son-in law of Rebbe Shimon bar Yochi. He was known for his attachment to he Mitzovs of Masser and Pidyon Shevuim. Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair is buried at the end of the old cemetery in Tzfas.
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Association With Rashbi
In the Zohar it refers to Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair as the Rashbi's father-in-law while in the Talmud he is referred to as his son-in law. It is possible that there were two Tanaim named Rebbe Pinchas Ben Yair, one a father-in-law and the other a son-in law of the Rashbi.
The Mice
Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair visited a town whose residents complained that all their crops were being consumed by mice. Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair commanded all the mice to gather in the center of town. They came and began to squeak, he then relayed the message of the mice that the residents were being punished for not taking Tiruma and Masser off their crops. After committing to change their ways, mice stopped eating their crops.
Kever Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair
Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair is buried near the bottom entrance of the old Tzfat cemetery. His kever was first revealed by the Arizal and for years was marked by a pile of stones. Many visitors to the old cemetery come to the kever Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair, often circling it seven times while reciting Tehilim chapter 29 and the verses of Ana Bekoach.
Hillulah of Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair
A Hillulah was created for Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair on the 4th of Teves by the local Tzfat-Birya community.
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Geographic Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.968027
- Longitude: 35.486002