Among the many things I do, I also light the candles at the cave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. A Arab worker came to clean up the entrance of the cave when a large snake jumped out towards him. Not surprisingly, he immediately turned white; trembling in fear he told me that after that ordeal he is never coming back in there again.
It's well known that there is a snake guarding the place: When Rav Shimon Bar Yochai passed away they came to bury him there, but there was a snake at the entrance that wouldn't let anyone pass. They told the snake to move aside to allow them to bury Rav Shimon there, and the snake moved. When Rav Elazer the son of Rav Shimon passed on, they came to bury him there as well, and once again there was a snake that wouldn't let anyone pass. Once again, they told him to move aside to allow them to bury the son near the father – and the snake moved. When Rav Shimon's grandson passed on (Rav Yossei), once again a snake appeared. They told it to move, but it didn't, and they were forced to bury the grandson elsewhere.
It's well known that there is a snake guarding the place: When Rav Shimon Bar Yochai passed away they came to bury him there, but there was a snake at the entrance that wouldn't let anyone pass. They told the snake to move aside to allow them to bury Rav Shimon there, and the snake moved. When Rav Elazer the son of Rav Shimon passed on, they came to bury him there as well, and once again there was a snake that wouldn't let anyone pass. Once again, they told him to move aside to allow them to bury the son near the father – and the snake moved. When Rav Shimon's grandson passed on (Rav Yossei), once again a snake appeared. They told it to move, but it didn't, and they were forced to bury the grandson elsewhere.
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