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Lag B'Omer
According to the Torah, we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavout.
"And you shall count for yourselves, from the morrow of the rest day from the day you bring the omer as a wave offering seven weeks; they shall be complete." "You shall count until the day after the seventh week, [namely,] the fiftieth day, [on which] you shall bring a new meal offering to the Lord." Leviticus 23:15-16
This is what is called the counting of the Omer.
Lag B'Omer has a special meaning for this holiday. First Lag from the two Hebrew letters Lamed and Gimel, equal the numeric value of 33. So on the 33rd day of counting the Omer or on the 18th of Iyar, Lag B'Omer occurs. This period is partially a time of mourning in the memory of a plague during the lifetime of Rabbi Akiva. The plague ended on the 18th of Iyar. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a student of Rabbi Akiva and the spiritual leader of the Bar Kochba Revolt against Rome in 135 CE, died on the 18th of Iyar and always requested a celebration when he should die. Today, Jews rejoice that the plague ended and celebrate with bon fires. Acknowledged this year on May 10th, 2012.
"And you shall count for yourselves, from the morrow of the rest day from the day you bring the omer as a wave offering seven weeks; they shall be complete." "You shall count until the day after the seventh week, [namely,] the fiftieth day, [on which] you shall bring a new meal offering to the Lord." Leviticus 23:15-16
This is what is called the counting of the Omer.
Lag B'Omer has a special meaning for this holiday. First Lag from the two Hebrew letters Lamed and Gimel, equal the numeric value of 33. So on the 33rd day of counting the Omer or on the 18th of Iyar, Lag B'Omer occurs. This period is partially a time of mourning in the memory of a plague during the lifetime of Rabbi Akiva. The plague ended on the 18th of Iyar. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a student of Rabbi Akiva and the spiritual leader of the Bar Kochba Revolt against Rome in 135 CE, died on the 18th of Iyar and always requested a celebration when he should die. Today, Jews rejoice that the plague ended and celebrate with bon fires. Acknowledged this year on May 10th, 2012.
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