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This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   Lag BaOmer Parade:[1] It is an old Jewish custom, which is Torah, that on Lag BaOmer, the Yom Hillula of Rashbi, time is spent with Jewish children, both boys and girls. They are taken out to the fields or […]

  Increasing in Penimiyus Hatorah:[1] Lag BaOmer is an auspicious day for the study of the inner dimensions of the Torah, which was the life and spirit of Rebbe Shimon, the author of the Zohar. On this day, praised is the person who resolves to strengthen in learning Penimiyus Hatorah, […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   Cease of mourning customs: The mourning customs cease to be practiced by Ashkenazim on Lag BaOmer.[1] [One may hence listen to music, get married and recite Shehechiyanu on Lag Baomer.] Those accustomed like the Arizal do not take a […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Tachanun: Tachanun [and Lamnatzeiach and Keil Erech Apayim[1]] is omitted on Lag BaOmer.[2] It is omitted beginning from Mincha of the 17th of Iyar [Erev Lag BaOmer].[3] One who says Tachanun on this day arouses Divine judgment against himself.[4] When […]

The Customs: Various traditions exist within the Lag BaOmer celebration. The legal aspect of these customs relate simply to the ceasing of death of the students of Rebbe Akiva, and hence we halt the mourning customs, and mourning associated rituals. On the other hand, various other customs of joy and […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com     Historical background-What occurred on Lag BaOmer? It is accustomed to increase slightly in joy on Lag BaOmer.[1] Various reasons behind this celebration have been recorded.[2] The classical reason recorded in Poskim[3] is that on this day, Lag BaOmer, […]