The Lag Ba’omer tradition of children playing with bows and arrows is associated with the Bar Kochba revolt. Rabbi Akiva’s students likely died fighting the Romans, not from the plague.
We must draw inspiration from Lag Ba’Omer, a day that signifies the end of internal strife, to renew our commitment to unity and collective strength.
More Israelis chose pro-environment activities for Lag Ba’omer this year.
Here are some foods that are great for your Lag Ba'omer picnic.
Since October 7th, Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets toward the Mount Meron area on several occasions.
The Health and Environmental Protection Ministries have urged those who celebrate to ensure safety and health and protect the environment.
By our respecting each other and joining together in one giant blaze of glory, we can shine a beacon of unity into the heavens that can dispel any plague, any war, any crisis.
How can we engage in acts of ritual remembering when we are living in between “they tried to kill us” and “we prevailed?”
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people head to Mount Meron to mark Lag Ba'Omer.
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