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Lag BaOmer
Lag BaOmer—this year, May 18, 2014—is a festive day on the Jewish calendar, celebrating the anniversary of the passing of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar. It also commemorates another event. In the weeks between Passoverand Shavuot, a plague raged amongst the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva. On Lag BaOmer the dying ceased. Read More
 
What Is Lag BaOmer?
What Is Lag BaOmer?
 
The Chassidic masters explain that the final day of a person’s earthly life marks the point when “all his deeds, teachings and work” achieve their culminating perfection . . .
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Customs & Traditions
Lag BaOmer Customs and Traditions
 
By Naftali Silberberg
Bonfires, Jewish Unity parades, bows and arrows, carobs and more. Find out what is traditionally done on Lag BaOmer, and why . . .
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Event Search
Lag BaOmer Event Search
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Parades, picnics, bonfires, outings... Find out which fun programs YOUR local Chabad center is offering this Lag BaOmer!
 
Insights
Lag BaOmer Insights
24,000 Plus One
Kabbalah of the Bow and Arrow
The Practical Implications of Infinity
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History
History
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Rabbi Akiba
 
Q & A
Lag BaOmer Questions & Answers
What Is Lag BaOmer?
Celebrate on the Anniversary of Death?
Why the Bow and Arrow on Lag BaOmer?
What is the reason for the custom of eating carobs on Lag BaOmer?
Stories
Stories
A Carob Tree and a Spring
Lag BaOmer Parade
Miracle in Meron
Lag BaOmer Hospitality
 
Audio Classes
Audio
Lag BaOmer Audio Classes
What is Lag BaOmer?
A History of Lag BaOmer
What is a Tzadik?
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