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Lag Bʾomer

May 25 @ 7:30 pm - May 26 @ 7:30 pm

Lag ba-ʿOmer, also spelled Lag Bʾomer or Lag Be-omer, minor Jewish observance falling on the 33rd day in the period of the counting of the ʿomer (“barley sheaves”); on this day semi-mourning ceases and weddings are allowed. The origin of the festival is obscure. Among many traditions, one holds that manna first fell from heaven on this day; another tradition claims that a plague that raged among the followers of Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef during ʿomer ceased on this day. In Meron in Upper Galilee, Israel, Orthodox Jews by the thousands make a joyous pilgrimage to the burial site of the great rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and young children receive their first haircuts as part of a popular celebration that includes playing with bows and arrows (symbols of the rainbow) and dancing around a bonfire at night.

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Start:
May 25 @ 7:30 pm
End:
May 26 @ 7:30 pm
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