Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: לַ״ג בָּעוֹמֶר‎, LaG Bāʿōmer), also Lag B'Omer or Lag LaOmer, is a Jewish religious holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting...

counting of the Omer, including Lag BaOmer We know from travellers that by the 18th and 19th centuries, the yom hillula at Meron on Lag BaOmer with bonfires...

eve of Lag BaOmer, bonfires are lit on to commemorate the Mishnaic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai who according to tradition died on Lag BaOmer. Rabbi Shimon...

Eretz Israel, and with it the Zechut of lighting the fire in Meron on Lag Baomer – a tradition still upheld by his grandson the present Boyaner Rebbe -...

then march in honor of Lag B'omer. "The Hebrew Academy - A Yeshiva Day School serving Toddler through Eighth Grade - Lag Baomer". thehebrewacademy.org...

holds that boys be given their first haircuts on Lag baOmer, and today this generally means the Lag baOmer after their third birthday. Today a large event...

the mourning practices during the entire Counting of the Omer, save for the day of Lag BaOmer and the last three days of the counting (sheloshet yemei...

Every year on Lag BaOmer, some 200,000 people flock to the 'Yom Hillula' (day of rejoicing) at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, Israel. The...

pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, at which it was estimated that 100,000 people were in attendance. Forty-five...

synagogue, where a large gathering of Jewish pilgrims were celebrating Lag BaOmer. Two visitors and two Tunisian police officers were killed, while eight...

interpreted as "month of blossoming". 14 Iyar – Pesach Sheni 18 Iyar – Lag BaOmer Fast of Behav – see Cheshvan. It is observed on the Monday, Thursday,...

the anniversary of his death on Lag BaOmer, thousands of people camp out along the slopes near the tomb, and on Lag B'Omer itself, hundreds of thousands...

author. Some believe that bar Yochai died on the 33rd day of the Omer, known as Lag BaOmer, due to a printing error in Hayyim Vital's Pri Etz Chadash. Some...

through a narrow passage, at the mass gathering to celebrate the holiday of Lag BaOmer. Meron is noted for its mountainous terrain and valleys. Among the local...

observance. See Counting of the Omer (Semi-mourning). Lag Ba'Omer: 18 Iyar Lag Ba'Omer (לַ״ג בָּעוֹמֶר) is the 33rd day in the Omer count (לַ״ג is the number...

around the world. The hymn is sung by Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews alike on Lag BaOmer, the Yom Hillula (festival day) of bar Yochai, and is also sung during...

age of three. A mass hair cutting ceremony is held on the holiday of Lag BaOmer at the tomb of Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai in the Galilean town of Meron. The...

song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover (Haggadah) Ma Nishtana Dayenu Adir Hu Chad Gadya Echad Mi Yodea L'Shana Haba'ah Lag BaOmer Bar Yochai v t e...

then buried in a cave which became the site of an annual pilgrimage for Lag BaOmer. The synagogue was built at the end of the 19th century at the spot where...

onwards Israel has marked "Yom Miluim" ([National] Reserve Day) on the Lag BaOmer holiday to promote public sympathy for and appreciation of the soldiers...

54 liters) of drink at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron on Lag BaOmer is considered a propitious remedy for infertility, as well as for helping...

fifth week of the Omer (18 Iyar, Lag BaOmer, day 33 of the counting). • Week 7, Weekday 7 is the seventh day of the seventh week of the Omer (5 Sivan, day...

1926 Prior to World War I, there were few Hasidic yeshivas in Europe. On Lag BaOmer 1926, Rabbi Shlomo Chanoch Hacohen Rabinowicz, the fourth Radomsker Rebbe...

song Al Hanisim Mi Y'malel Ner Li Passover (Haggadah) Ma Nishtana Dayenu Adir Hu Chad Gadya Echad Mi Yodea L'Shana Haba'ah Lag BaOmer Bar Yochai v t e...

In recent years prayer services have been organized for the holiday of Lag BaOmer and for Tisha B'Av. Biblical Judges Book of Judges Jack M. Sasson (20...

by witch hunt, Satanic panic, or other injustices. Judaism Yom HaShoah Lag BaOmer Shavuot: usually in May, but sometimes in June. See "Movable" Paganism...

Chatzot Tikkun Leil Shavuot Pilgrimage to Tzadik Pilgrimage to holy grave Lag BaOmer at Meron Asceticism Rosicrucianism Practical Kabbalah People Role v t...

this association has spawned several well-known customs and practices on Lag BaOmer, including the lighting of bonfires and pilgrimages to Meron. The source...

Mordechai Shlomo took the honor of lighting the first bonfire at the Lag BaOmer celebration at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, Israel. This...

Chatzot Tikkun Leil Shavuot Pilgrimage to Tzadik Pilgrimage to holy grave Lag BaOmer at Meron Asceticism Rosicrucianism Practical Kabbalah People Role v t...