Simon the Just
Simon the Just · Historical & Religious Figures
High Priest counted among the last of the Men of the Great Assembly
c. 300 BCE
Jerusalem, Judea (Second Temple period)
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Simon the Just (Shimon HaTzaddik) was a Jewish High Priest of the Second Temple, revered in the Mishnah as one of the last members of the Great Assembly that transmitted the Oral Torah. He is remembered for the maxim that the world stands on three things—Torah, divine service and acts of loving-kindness—and stands entirely within the Jewish priestly and rabbinic tradition. Exact dates are not securely documented; he is generally placed around 300 BCE.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
High Priest counted among the last of the Men of the Great Assembly
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
