After the deal was signed, we thought they were being taken out of the tunnels to prepare for release,” he said. The father ...

Lag B’Omer is the yahrzeit (anniversary of the death) of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai. Thousands visit his grave in Meron to pay homage to this tzaddik and leader in Israel. Rabi Shimon was well-known as a ...

More than 150 people were also injured as a result of the incident, which came as tens of thousands of people gathered at the Galilee tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai for an annual celebration At least ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children prepare a giant bonfire before lighting it in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25, 2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer . The Lag BaOmer bonfire is ...

Why is he so beloved? Why is it that every year (when there is no coronavirus), half a million people visit his grave? There were many wise men in his generation. What is the secret of Rabbi Shimon ...

But why do we treat Lag B’Omer as a festive day? The cessation of a terrible period seems to warrant relief, not celebration. The Pri Chadash (493) suggests we act joyously on this day because of R.

On Lag BaOmer we commemorate the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai – a Talmudic sage from the second century. As such, every year on Lag BaOmer, tens of thousands of people travel to his burial place ...

American Colony (Jerusalem), Photo Dept., photographer 1920–1933. Northern views. Meiron near Safad. Tomb of Rabbi Bar Johai, “Simon the Just.” G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, Library ...

Why do we celebrate on Lag Ba’Omer? Some Rishonim write that Rabbi Akiva’s disciples stopped passing away on this day. But Lag Ba’Omer is also the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the ...

The Gemara quotes Rav Yosef, who challenges Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. “How can she bring a korban chatas for such an oath,” he asks, “which was taken deliberately?” A korban chatas is only brought for ...

In mid-December, I traveled to Eretz Yisroel with my wife, Chanie, for a twofold purpose. Firstly, I wanted to visit my two children who are learning in yeshivos there. Secondly, in light of the fact ...

One of the most magnificent figures in Jewish rabbinical literature is that of the great Tanna and compiler of the Zohar, Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai. The amazing story of his life and especially of the ...