Tag: Lag B’Omer
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Remembering a Mystic, Scholar, Fire Starter…and Protester
Today is Lag B’Omer, the holiday of political agitation. How so? Well first a little background. To unpack this we need to reveal a few layers of meaning. A few weeks ago we celebrated Passover, the holiday when we mark the story of the Exodus and the ongoing narrative paradigm of oppression and liberation. And…
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Lessons Learned Inside, and Outside, a Cave
Today is Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer. It is a minor holiday that falls during the Omer, the seven-week period that connects Passover and Shavuot. The name literally means “The 33rd of the Omer.” There are several meanings that are associated with this day. One is that it marks the yartzeit (anniversary…
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Over the Hump
Today is the minor holiday of Lag B’Omer, the 33rd Day of the Omer, the seven week period that spans the weeks between Passover and Shavuot. There are a few associations for this holiday. One is that it is the traditional yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Talmudic rabbi known for his deep knowledge…
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