Simeon HaPakoli

Simeon ha-Pakoli (Hebrew: שמעון הפקולי) was a rabbi who lived in the late 1st century (second generation of tannaim). He was a contemporary of Rabban Gamaliel II at Jabneh.[1]

He arranged the eighteen blessings of the Shemoneh Esreh prayer in the sequence in which they have been handed down.[2]

The name "Pakoli" is said to have been derived from Simeon's occupation, which was that of a dealer in flax and wool.[3] Nothing further is known concerning him.[1]

References
  1. Jewish Encyclopedia: Simeon Ha-Pakoli
  2. Berachot 28a
  3. Rashi on Berachot 18a
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bacher, Wilhelm; Lauterbach, Jacob Zallel (1901–1906). "Simeon Ha-pakoli". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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