Rabbi Akiva & Famous Rabbis Tombs in Tiberias

Tiberias - Teverya - טבריה

Was the home to many famous Rabbis - Today it is the home to their tombs.

View across lake of Galilee from Tiberias

View towards Tiberias

All the famous rabbis over the past 2000 years have asked to be buried here, in this spiritual place of Israel . The Tomb of Rabbi Akiva is half way up the hillside past Rechov Hashomer Street .

Rabbi Akiva

Until 1990's you could actually go inside, there was a very low ceiling and one small entrance room lead to another where he was buried, the feeling inside was amazing and very spiritual . Nowadays there is a fence blocking the entrance . His resting place is high on the hill overlooking Tiberias and the Lake Kinneret. He was born about 50 years before the destruction of the 2nd Temple and lived a total of 120 years. He became incredibly great because of the goodness of his wife Rachel. It was all due to her, he said. He was murdered by the romans on the day before Yom Kippur .

אותיות רבי עקיבא

The 22 Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet

Rabbi Akiva explains in the book אותיות רבי עקיבא "The 22 Hebrew Letters explained according to Rabbi Akiva", the value, importance, deep meaning, mysteries and of the pronounciation of each of the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet.

Rabbi Akiva explains the importance of the hebrew language and the strength of power of praying in the original hebrew language of 22 letters. Please see our new website www.22letters.com coming soon during Summer 2008.

Yarzheit - 9th / 10th Tishrei

Rabbi Akiva was murdered by the romans , on the 9th of Tishrei , but his soul did not leave his body until Yom Kippur the 10th Tishrei . Hence people observe his yarzheit on Yom Kippur

Grave Tomb of Rabbi Akiva

Grave of Rachel - Rabbi Akiva's wife

Photos - with thanks to and courtesy of www.thirdtemple.com .

Teverya - Tiberias of the home of many other famous rabbis tombs

Rabbi Meir Baal Ha Ness

please see our new page of Reb Meir Baal Haness

He was a tanna (4th generation) and one of the main expounders of the Mishnah. His wife was the famous wise woman Beruriah. He was a descendent of converts to Torah Judaism.

Rabbi Meir Bal Ha Ness- The underground of the synagogue - The name, Rebbe Meir, was a later name given to him which stayed ("The Illuminator"), so called because he enlightened the eyes of scholars and students in Torah law. The name, Bal Ha Ness, added to Rebbe Meir, simply means the master of miracles. Miracles were attributed to him.

Rabbi Meir Baal Ha Ness - The underground of the synagogue - The name, Rebbe Meir, was a later name given to him which stayed ("The Illuminator"), so called because he enlightened the eyes of scholars and students in Torah law. The name, Baal Ha Ness, added to Rebbe Meir, simply means the master of miracles. Miracles were attributed to him.

Luzzatto, Moshe Chaim (Ramchal) - he lived 1707 - 1747 ( Yarzheit 26th Iyar ) is buried East only a few meters from Rabbi Akiva. He was a great Kabbalist and poet, the author of "The Way of God" (Derech Hashem) and Mesillas Yesharim - The pathway of the Just . Some people say he also was the anonymous author of Orchos Tzaddikim.