Not true. Simeon ben Azzai was a celibate rabbi who was not an Essene. Furthermore, he was tolerated as celibate because there were notable exceptions to the rabbinic understanding of the need to be married. If one was devoted to the law in a unique way, or a prophetic figure, like John the Baptist, Jeremiah, etc., the sense of requirement did not apply. This would certainly extend to Jesus, Who established a reputation as a child prodigy of the law, based on His remarkable demonstration in the Temple as a twelve year old boy.
So maybe the dog didn't bark because there really was nothing to bark at. Just sayin ...
Simeon ben Azzai is not a rabbi. The Bible is silent on John the Baptist being married. Jeremiah is explicitly told not to marry or have children in this place. That’s particularly interesting because it indicates that a people can defile a place via sin. Not good for America.