'''Hakham Elijah''' also known as '''Symeon the son of Clopas''' (fl.c.86CE) also known in the Teliya as '''Hakham Elijah''' often confused with [[Saint Peter]], [[Paul]] and [[Shimeon Kippah]]. His Father Clopas is said to have had a brother called Joseph but this might refer to his brother in law Joses ben Pandera the father of Yemakh Shmo Ben Stada. He fought against the feasts of the Notzrim and got them to observe feasts of HaShem appropriately under new names.
[[Rabbeinu Tam|R. Jacob Tam]] expressed his belief that '''Simon CaIaphas''', the first Patriarch of Jerusalem, "was a devout and learned Jew, who dedicated his life to guiding [http://godfearers.com/index.php/Notzrim Heretics] along the proper path. R. Tam further maintained that Simon was the author of the Nishmat prayer recited on Sabbaths and Festivals, as well as a prayer for Yom Kippur ([https://www.sefaria.org/Machzor_Vitry%2C_Laws_of_Rosh_HaShanah.325?lang=bi Machzor Vitry], edited by S.Hurwitz, 1923, p.285 note 5 and p. 362 note 5. CF. [[Julius Eisenstein|J. Eisenstein]]'s articles on Simon CaIaphas in [[Otzar Israel]] and [[Otzar Midrashim]]). It may also be noted that [[Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg|R. Judah He-Hasid]], leader of the twelfth century [[Hasidei Ashkenaz]] in Germany, also referred to Simon as a Pious man ("zaddik"; [[Sefer Hasidim]], no. 191)."<ref>page 34 of the Wipf and Stock Publisher's edition of New York Orthodox Rabbi [[Harvey Falk]]'s book "Jesus the Pharisee: A new look at the Jewishness of Jesus" (copyright 1985 Paulist Press)</ref>