YeshivaThe torah world Gateway
Beit MidrashAsk the RabbiCalendarWikiDedications
Friday 19 Shvat 5786

Dedicate the study in the website

Dedicate

YeshivaThe torah world Gateway
 Beit Midrash

Beit Midrash
  • Shabbat and Holidays
  • Jewish Holidays
  • Sefirat Haomer
קטגוריה משנית
undefined
65
To dedicate this lesson
Female LessonParashat HashavuaSeries'LibraryPiskei Din (Hebrew)Test YourselfShorts Area
The Shulchan Aruch says that though the Omer should really be a happy time, as it was in Biblical days, it is now the practice not to conduct weddings between Pesach & Shavuot until Lag B’Omer, because that is when the students of Rabbi Akiva died (others observe the 33 days between Rosh Chodesh Iyar & 3 days before Shavuot, with the exception of Lag B’Omer). The source for this is the Gemara Yebamot 62 which says that 12,000 pairs of students (chavrutot?) died of askara (croup, or choking) because they did not treat other with respect. The Gemara does not mention the semi-mourning practices, & some (e.g. Aruch HaShulchan) say these practices only began in the time of the Geonim, in response to the bloody Crusades which decimated Jewish communities along the Rhine during this same Pesach-Shavuot time period. Some historians suggest the students may have been part of Rabbi Akiva & Bar Kochba’s ill-fated rebellion against Rome, & this is what led to their deaths.
undefined

Rabbi Stewart Weiss

Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
Sefirat Haomer
Sefirat Haomer
Popular Lessons
Popular Lessons
Recent Lessons
Recent Lessons

Rabbis in Midrash

Lessons
fast navigation
עוד Lessons
Personal area

Join now to watch your latest lessons and questions and continue watching series' of lessons right from the time you left them.

Login >
את המידע הדפסתי באמצעות אתר yeshiva.org.il