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Grave

Eliezer ben Yaakov

Tana

Grave Eliezer ben Yaakov

Yahrzeit (Hillula)

  • 20 Tevet — Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeira - Abir Yaakov
Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov was a Tana of the fourth generation and one of the students of Rabbi Akiva.
Resting place - the cave at Kfar Hananya, HaTzafon - near the graves of Abba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yose.
He was one of the sages of Usha, to which the Sanhedrin relocated from Yavneh in 135 CE.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov used to say:
"Whoever performs one mitzvah acquires for himself one advocate, and whoever commits one transgression acquires for himself one accuser. Repentance and good deeds are like a shield against calamity." (Pirkei Avot 4:11)

Location

Kfar Hananya, Israel

32.91599, 35.42378 — open on OpenStreetMap

Gallery

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Articles about this tzadik 9

Abuhatzeira — the story behind the surname of the most famous dynasty of Mekubalim 21.01.2026 Tehillim 107 for Refuah Shleimah: How Baba Sali Healed with Arak 25.01.2026 Segulot of Baba Sali 01.02.2025 Baal Shem Tov — Which Nusach Do They Use to Recite Selichot in Heaven? 20.09.2019 Tehillim 20 and a Prayer During Military Operations 04.05.2019 A Special Segula for Lag BaOmer with Tannaim and Amoraim 01.05.2018 Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in the Month of Elul and Their Segulot 18.08.2017 Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in Tevet and Their Segulot 02.01.2017 13-Day Candle Lighting Lechvod Tzadikim 21.07.2016

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Source: https://silatehilim.com/en/kivrei_tsadikim/кевер-рабби-элиэзер-бен-яаков-тана/

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