Editing Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (section)

== Life History ==
Rashbi was among the greatest disciples of Rabbi Akiva. He learned Torah from him while Rabbi Akiva was imprisoned by the Romans.

After the plague that broke out among his teacher's disciples, as punishment for not showing sufficient respect to one another, Rabbi Akiva's students died, and only five disciples remained—among them Rashbi.

Regarding Rabbi Shimon's ordination by his teacher Rabbi Akiva, it is told that initially Rabbi Akiva approached to ordain Rabbi Meir who had arrived together with Rabbi Shimon. To Rabbi Shimon's surprise that his teacher chose to begin with Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Akiva responded, "It is enough that I and your Creator recognize your power," meaning that only his teacher and the Holy One, blessed be He, could identify the value of his inner greatness.
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