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Angela wilder Brooklyn 5. Toukokuu, 2026

10/10 Reply

tzipporah batami New Rochelle 5. Toukokuu, 2026

Happy Lag Baomer all Reply

Jay NYC 5. Toukokuu, 2026

Wow this was very nice way of learning about our Holy Rashbi Reply

Ire Panamá 5. Toukokuu, 2026

10/10 Reply

Rita Forbes Clinton 4. Toukokuu, 2026

Hello,

Thank you [10/10]. Have a good evening. Reply

Rivka Rachum WEST ORANGE 4. Toukokuu, 2026

7/10, which was pretty good considering I guessed at all of them!! Reply

Dina 4. Toukokuu, 2026

8/10 Reply

tzipporah batami New Rochelle 4. Toukokuu, 2026

Excellent and timely Reply

Sharukh khan India 4. Toukokuu, 2026

5/10 thanks rabbi I'm a muslim from india Reply

francis L kinney Greenville 3. Toukokuu, 2026

Was Rashbi one of the 24.000 who died from the plague? Reply

Shaike Faifer 4. Toukokuu, 2026

in response to francis L kinney:

Great question. No, in fact he only became a student after the story with the plague. Reply

Eliezer Zalmanov for Chabad.org 4. Toukokuu, 2026

in response to francis L kinney:

Rabbi Shimon and four others reestablished Rabbi Akiva's legacy after the plague. Reply

francis L kinney Greenville 4. Toukokuu, 2026

in response to Shaike:

OK- I thought the end of the plague, and Rashbi's passing, happened at the same time, L'ab B'Omer.

thanks! Reply

tzipporah batami New Rochelle 5. Toukokuu, 2026

in response to Eliezer Zalmanov:

But it could everyone really be reestablished. Everything has its meaning. Reply

Abby Roth Boca Raton, FL 9. Syyskuu, 2025

6/10 Better than I thought! 😊 Reply

Kathryn Hague Shiremoor, Newcastle Upon Tyne 4. Helmikuu, 2025

I love these! So informative. A message easily delivered Reply

Yiscah Kenya 4. Elokuu, 2024

5/10 not knowing much about Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Reply

L monsy 24. Toukokuu, 2024

7/10 Reply

Angela wilder Brooklyn 27. Helmikuu, 2024

10/10 thank you Rabbi Reply

Rossana Rizzo 16. Toukokuu, 2023

Non ho risposto bene ai quiz, studiare da sola è un po' difficile, grazie Reply

Lauren Diane Spector Bend,OR 14. Toukokuu, 2023

6/10 well I did not do so well. I will read more about Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai .
Thank you Rabbi for these quizzes. I wish everyone a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful. Week.' Reply

FY Sunnyvale CA 11. Toukokuu, 2023

9/10. A little late to the quiz, but not a bad score. Reply

Howard Buskirk Parkersburg 11. Toukokuu, 2023

I’m Grateful oh so Grateful. Thank you 😊✨♥️✨. Learn so much yet @ same time the light 💡 is turned on for what already knew. No amount of treasure could ever buy ✨♥️✨. Reply

Jack Harpers Ferry, WV 11. Toukokuu, 2023

There it is! 10. Baruch HaShem that I can remember this information. Some days I feel like I can't remember why I walked from the office to the kitchen! HaShem is so wonderfully patient with us. Reply

Howard Buskirk Parkersburg 11. Toukokuu, 2023

in response to Jack:

Thanks 😊. Same words of my heart ❤️. Reply

Kaja 30. Heinäkuu, 2024

in response to Jack:

I got 7 out of 10 which is better than I thought I remembered! I can definitely relate to going from room to room and forgetting why. LOL Reply

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