Near the northern community of Chatzor there is the tomb of one of the most colorful of the Talmudic Sages.

Choni Ha-Me'agel was famed for his ability to successfully pray for rain in a time of drought. It is related in the Talmud that he drew a circle and stood in its center, refusing to leave that spot until his prayers were answered – hence the surname Ha-Me'agel (the circle marker).

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