Lag Ba'omer
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What is it about this amazing phenomenon of hundreds of thousands of people streaming every Lag B'Omer to the gravesite of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai?
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The Meaning of Lag Ba'omer
The accepted way of marking the death of a righteous person is by fasting. How then is it that Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's expiration has become occasion for joy and festivity? -
The Physical Spiritual
The reasons for the festival and the customs of Lag Ba'omer. The greatness and the war of Rabbi Akiva. Practical kabbalah and the glory of Israel. -
The Physical Spiritual
We must draw inner strength from the pearls of the hidden wisdom of the Torah -
Rashbi - Basing Law on Thought
It is important, in preparation for this day, to familiarize ourselves with his doctrine and his approach to study. -
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Shifting the Focus of Lag Ba'Omer
Rav Tzvi Yehuda would say that Rabbi Shimon - Rabbi Akiva's student - most strongly symbolized the continuation of Rabbi Akiva. -
Does Acknowledging Lag Ba’omer Count as Counting?
If one mentions, before counting omer, that “Tonight is Lag Ba’omer”, can he subsequently count with a beracha?