Tag: Lag B’Omer
Tens of Thousands Rejoice in Lag B’Omer Celebration at Rashbi’s Tomb on Mt. Meron...
Thousands upon thousands of Jews celebrated Lag B'Omer at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai with song and dance and heartfelt prayer.
Knesset Committee Convenes to Prepare for Lag B’Omer Mt. Meron Fire Festival
"We have established a special area for women to drink and rest. There are 12 diaper changing and nursing rooms with attendants on hand to help."
Police Arrest Groom for Allegedly Praying on Temple Mount
He may have violated the Muslim-ordained prohibition against a Jew uttering a prayer to God.
Preparing for Lag B’Omer
Chareidi children build a big bonfire for tonight's upcoming celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in Jerusalem.
Lag B'Pmer commemorates the Yartzheit, the...
Lag B’Omer in Meron, Israeli Arabs Finding Their Identity, French Jews on Their Way...
Yishai and Malkah talk about Lag B'Omer in Meron, Israeli Arabs finding their identity, and French Jews leaving France en masse to preserve their identity.
On the Air in the Air with Chassidim on the Way to Meron
Yishai interviews new Oleh Chaim Messer along with Hassidim on their way to Meron for Lag B'Omer.
Lag B’Omer Fires in UN Compound
Nine cars caught fire in the UN compound in Jerusalem, according to a report in Times of Israel.
In the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood, firefighting crews...
Rejoicing Proud Jews: Reflections on Lag B’Omer
The victory of the Jewish idea is celebrated on Lag B'Omer. It fits neatly between Israeli Independence Day and Yom Yerushalayim. These three days are all driven by the same spirit: the liberation of Jewish peoplehood, the return to the land, and the reemergence of authentic Jewish culture.
Tunisia to Jews: Keep Coming to Djerba for Lag B’Omer
The annual Jewish Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to the oldest synagogue in Africa should be maintained as a symbol of Tunisian openness, according to Tunisia’s tourism minister on Tuesday, yet the increase in fundamentalist Salafi Islamic political rule threatens to drive out the remaining Jews of Djerba.
To Teach, To Learn, To Repent
There is an urgency in the two Torah commandments whose obligation is constant and ever-present: to learn Torah and to repent. The Torah is clear about this urgency in the Shema: "These words, which I command you this day, make them as a sign upon your heart and between your eyes "
Sefirah And The Pull Of Torah
We are seeing the "world coalition" forming and we can well imagine what the next steps will be. Perhaps the only comfort in this difficult world is that all the events we are witnessing have been predicted by our prophets. What else gives one the strength to endure what would otherwise be unendurable?