Lag Ba’Omer: Two different approaches to hostile regimes: R’ Shimon vs. R’ Yehudah
Lag Ba’Omer: Two different approaches to hostile regimes: R’ Shimon vs. R’ Yehudah  
Podcast: Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Published On: Mon May 04 2026
Description: Throughout Jewish History, גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל followed the policy of R Yehudah, not R Shimon, though the Jewish People in its folk-wisdom came to celebrate the frank expressions of R Shimon bar Yochai. They admired the one who "called a spade a spade" even though in practice they imitated R Yehudah