Posts Tagged: Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Discovery of Bar Kochba-Era Coin Declared at Lag B’Omer
JNS.org - As Jews across Israel and around the world celebrated Lag B’Omer, a holiday commemorating the life of anti-Roman Torah sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai,...
Hundreds of Thousands Make Lag B’Omer Pilgrimage to Rebbe Shimon’s Gravesite
JNS.org - Hundreds of thousands of Jews from around the world ascended to the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, lovingly called “Rebbe Shimon,” for Lag...
Lag B’Omer: Top 10 Ways to Celebrate
JNS.org - Lag B’Omer isn’t one of the best-known Jewish holidays, though some may notice that the men whose faces have grown fairly fuzzy following Passover are...
Thousands Gather in Meron for Lag Ba’Omer Bonfire Celebrations
Jerusalem Post - Tens of thousands of people embarked on Saturday for Mount Meron, near Safed, in the Upper Galilee, to mark the Jewish holiday...
