Shimon ben Chonyo HaTzadik was the last surviving member of the Anshe Kneset Hagedola. He succeeded Ezra Hasofer as Kohen Gadol, maintaining that position for 40 years. Shimon HaTzadik is buried in Yerushalaim, his Hillula falling on the 29th of Tishrai. His main student and successor was Antigonus Ish Socho

Kever Shimon Hatzadik Shimon HaTzadik is buried at the edge of north Jerusalem under the Arzi Habirah neighborhood at the edge of the currently Arab occupied neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.;

Alexander the Great When Alexander the Great and his army entered the middle east, they were greeted by the Kirite leaders who slandered the Jews, claiming they cursed Alexander each day in their Temple. Infuriated, Alexander began a march to destroy Yerushalaim. Israel was stricken with fear and the entire nation repented, fasted and mourned. Upon hearing the news, Shimon Hatzadik donned the eight garments of the High Priest and went to greet Alexander along with the honorable men of Israel and thousands of teenage Kohanim dressed in their priestly white garments.;Kohen Gadoel Shimon HaTzadik served as high priest for forty years. Each year during the lottery for the Yom Kippor goat sacrifices, the tablet proclaiming the 'Sair LaHashem' (the goat to be slaughtered) would always be pulled up by his right hand. This was considered a good omen for the Jewish nation. Additionally the red string used to test the atonement of the Jewish nation on Yom Kipor, would always turn white. There were also other heavenly indications approving the leadership of Shimon Hatzadik and his generation, including the blazing strength of the alter flame and a consistent fire in the western cup of the menorah that never extinguished.;Passing One year after Yom Kippor, Shimon HaTzadik announced that he would pass away that year. He revealed how each year as he approached the Kodesh Hakodashim he was greeted by a spiritual being appearing as an elderly man dressed in white, who would enter and then leave the Holy of Holies with him. That year he was greeted by a spiritual being appearing as an elderly man dressed in black. He entered the Kodesh Kodashim with Shimon HaTzadik but did not exit with him. Right after Sukot ended, Shimon HaTzadik fell ill for seven days and then he passed away.;Teachings On three things the world rests, on Torah, on Avodah, and on acts of Kindness.;

Hillulah of Shimon Hatzadik The Yartzeit of Shimon Hatzadik is on Kaf Tes Teshirai (29th), Erev Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan.;