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Line 13: The guard asked, “And how can I be guaranteed that this will save me?” Rabbi Meir replied, “Look - there are man-eating dogs over there. I will go to them and you will see for yourself.” Rabbi Meir walked over the dogs and they ran over to him to tear him apart. He cried, “God of Meir - answer me!” and the dogs retreated. The guard was convinced and gave him the girl. When the group of supervisors came, the guard bribed them with the money. When the money was used up, they arrested the guard and sentenced him to death by hanging. When they tied the rope around his neck, he said, “God of Meir - answer me!” and the rope tore.<ref name="Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess Biography">[http://judaicaplus.com/tzadikim/tz_viewer.cfm?page=meir.htm&t=Rabbi%20Meir%20Ba'al%20HaNess http://judaicaplus.com/tzadikim/tz_viewer.cfm?page=meir.htm&t=Rabbi%20Meir%20Ba'al%20HaNess]</ref> From then on, a tradition developed that a Jew in crisis gives charity in memory of Rabbi Meir. He then says, “God of Meir - answer me!" Various charitable foundations have been named for Rabbi Meir and include the [http://rabbimeirbaalhaneis.com/endorsements.asp Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis Salant] charity founded in 1860 by Rabbi [[Shmuel Salant]] and the '[[Colel Chabad]] Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNes' charity founded by Rabbi [[Schneur Zalman of Liadi]] in 1788. Some say the above and give a small amount of charity, as a way to recover a lost item.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.eju.org/person/rabbi-meir-rabbi-meir-baal-hanes |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130414171637/http://people.eju.org/person/rabbi-meir-rabbi-meir-baal-hanes |archivedate=2013-04-14 |df= }}</ref> == Talmudic references == Line 28: == Tomb in Tiberias == [[File:Rabbi Meir Ohel, view from the seashore of the Sea of Galilee.JPG|thumb|Rabbi Meir Ohel, view from the seashore of the Sea of Galilee]] Although Rabbi Meir died outside of the [[Land of Israel]], he was brought to [[Tiberias]] (the same city where his well-known teacher [[Rabbi Akiva]] is buried) and buried there in a standing position near the [[Sea of Galilee|Kinneret]]. It is said that he asked to be buried this way so when the Final Redemption occurs, Rabbi Meir would be spared the trouble of arising from his grave and could just walk out to greet the Jewish Messiah. <ref>[http://info.jpost.com/C001/Demo/gal/isr_guide/north/tiberias.html Tiberias - Walking with the sages in Tiberias] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112183251/http://info.jpost.com/C001/Demo/gal/isr_guide/north/tiberias.html |date=2012-01-12 }}</ref> He requested that he be buried in [[Eretz Yisrael]] by the seashore so that the water that washes the shores should also lap his grave ([[Jerusalem Talmud]], Kelaim 9:4). Visitors to his grave traditionally recite [[Psalms|Tehillim]] and a special prayer. Every year, thousands of Jews make pilgrimage to his grave to receive blessings for health and success, in particular on his [[yahrtzeit]] (anniversary of his death) the 14th of [[Iyar]], which is also [[Pesach Sheni]] (known as the holiday of the 'second chance').<ref name= "jewishbless"/> Four tombs in Israel and one or two in Iraq have over time been associated with Rabbi Meir.<ref name=Folklore>{{cite book | title = Folktales of the Jews | volume = 1 | author = Dan Ben-Amos | year = 2006 | publisher = Jewish Publication Society | pages = 73–78}}</ref> The 12th century visitors [[Benjamin of Tudela]] and [[Petachiah of Regensburg]] favored the Iraqi option and did not mention a tomb near Tiberias.<ref name=Folklore/> The first clear mention of a tomb of Rabbi Meir in this place was made in the early 13th century by [[Samuel ben Samson]], but he also mentioned a tomb of Rabbi Meir in [[Jish]], as did many other writers in the following centuries.<ref name=Folklore/> There was also until the 16th century some disagreement over which Rabbi Meir was buried here.<ref name=Folklore/> For example, [[Moses ben Mordecai Bassola]], while noting the story that the person here was buried standing up, stated explicitly that it was a Rabbi Meir different than the ''tanna''.<ref name=Folklore/> However, from sometime in the 16th century there has been general agreement that Rabbi Meir the ''tanna'' has his tomb in Tiberias.<ref name=Folklore/> | |||
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