Ritual practices around the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai – An anthropological approach

In this article, I have tried to provide an idea of the ritual practices around the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai - an anthropological approach, and my goal was not to provide an anthropological analysis between the levels of cultural construction through the study of shrines, i.e. the religious, social, political and even economic levels. Rather, presenting an ethnographic description of the ritual practices of the beliefs, customs and traditions practiced by the Jewish visitors to the shrine of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. It must be noted that to this day there are many, many people who still participate in the rituals and beliefs during their visit to the shrine of the righteous man Bar Yochai. I say that there is still room for extensive research on the subject of ritual practices around shrines and visits, such as the tomb of Rabi Meir "Baal Hanis", the tomb of Rachel, the Prophet Samuel, Abu Hasira and other shrines that are numerous in Palestine / the land of Israel, as this land is sacred to the three religions. Judeo-Christian and Muslims, and all these studies require close scientific cooperation between different research institutions and different academic disciplines.