Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz A Deeper Look at Fire and Torah Every year on Lag Ba’omer, there are bonfires and dancing all over my neighborhood, and my […]
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What’s Lag BaOmer all about? Learn about this unique day of celebration, bonfires, and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Post-Pesach Musings Who doesn’t have a few post-Pesach pounds to shed? With all the food being served over Yom Tov, and with the types of food being so different from […]
On the second night of Passover, Jews begin counting something known as Sefirat Haomer or “The Counting of the Omer”. Beginning on the first night from number one, we count […]
Lag Ba’omer, the 33rd day of Sefirat Haomer begins on Motzaei Shabbat (Saturday Night), May 25 this year. Unlike the rest of this mourning period, celebrations are allowed on this […]
Sefirat Ha’Omer – Should We Not Celebrate? On the second night of Pesach, we began counting the Omer. Night after night, for 49 nights, we count down to Shavuot, that […]
Why is Lag Baomer Celebrated? The Kabbalistic Approach There are many customs associated with Lag BaOmer that stem from Kabbalah. This is because Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author/compiler of Kabbalistic […]
Download and enjoy a lag baomer coloring page to mark the 33rd day of the Omer, courtesy of betweencarpools. Download here
Sefirot are defined as emanations, meaning an abstract but perceptible concept that originates from a source. While we are involved in counting Sefirat Haomer, we also have an opportunity to […]
Rabbi Chaim Mintz delivers a short, inspirational Lag B’omer message
A short, inspirational message from Rabbi Chaim Mintz on the time period of sefira
