Rashbi and His Circle, By: Rabbi Moshe Miller
Although Rabbi Shimon is best known as the author of the Zohar, he also holds an important place in the revealed aspects of Torah, the Talmud and associated work…
View ArticleThe Fires of Lag B'Omer, By: Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
Is the purpose of the bon-fires on Lag B’Omer to consume all the accumulated garden waste? Or is there a deeper reason behind lighting fires on this holy day?
View ArticleRashbi’s Passing, By: Rabbi Moshe Miller
Lag B’omer is the anniversary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s exit from the physical world. The Zohar in Idra Zuta gives a moving account of what happened…
View ArticlePraising the Chef - Lag B'Omer, By: Rabbi Lazer Brody
Lag B'Omer has the power of Yom Kippur in wiping away our spiritual debts, yet today, we can eat, drink and rejoice as well, thanks to the Master Chef...
View ArticleOn Haircuts and Accountability, By: Debbie Shapiro
My thoughts returned to my newfound friend. I virtuously continued, 'Turn it over to God. Pray to Him, do what you have to do to rectify the situation...
View ArticleCount on Rebbe Shimon!, By: Rabbi Lazer Brody
Why do hundreds of thousands of people frequent Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai's holy gravesite in Meron every Lag B'Omer? They have someone to count on...
View ArticleBreslev Lag B'Omer Customs, By: Rabbi Dovid Sears
On the Shabbat before Lag b'Omer in the Breslover communities of Yerushalayim, Williamsburg, Monsey, and Borough Park...
View ArticleLag B'Omer 1923, By: Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
The word spread quickly. Almost instantaneously, melancholy gloom replaced the exuberant rejoicing. The singing stopped, the dancers froze; the mother's...
View ArticleMeron on Lag B'Omer, By: Dovid Rossoff
Families came from as far away as Damascus and Baghdad. Bonfires were lit in honor of the Rashbi, and the men danced to the beat of drums and flutes...
View ArticleSoothing the National Pain, By: Rabbi Lazer Brody
Israel has a long list of aches and troubles, from within and from without. Yet, the unity of Lag B’Omer soothes the national pain. That in itself is reason to celebrate.
View ArticleAlmost in Meron, By: Dr. Rivka Levron
My husband and I had tickets for a bus from Beitar to Meron leaving at 1pm on Lag B'Omer. But hundreds of people were waiting, and there were no buses…
View ArticleFirst Letdown, then Light, By: Rabbi Lazer Brody
A person does everything to strengthen emuna and get closer to Hashem, only to find that life is even more difficult than it was before. What's going on?
View ArticleBuilding Bonfires, By: Yehudit Levy
It is so easy to be introspective upon the bad we do, the mistakes we make, the misgivings we have. Yet how many of us do any introspection upon our good points?
View ArticleThe Light of Lag B’Omer, By: Moshe Neveloff
The light of the fires on Lag B’Omer is the light of the Torah, and the light of Hashem. This light is in our souls, and it’s what is truly burning inside.
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