Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
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Kever Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai is buried in a cave located in Ein Zeitim, Northern Israel. Above the cave a Beis Medrash was built, which contains stairs leading down to the cave. Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai is buried on the left side of the cave and his students or family are buried on the right side. A separate women's section contains a Tzion which was the outside of the original structure that was built above the cave.
Burial of Jewish Human Soap
After the Holocaust part of the human soap created from the body fat of Jews by the accursed Nazis was recovered and was brought to burial inside the cave.
Hillulah of Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
The Yortzite of Rebbe Yehuda bar Illai is celebrated on the 14th of Iyyar, Pesach Shani. Although the exact date is unknown this was the chosen date since it was right before Lag Baomer when many Pilgrims traveled up to the area each year for the Hillula of the Rashbi. This is the same date chosen for the Hillula of the Tana Rebbe Meir.