This minor holiday — known for bonfires, weddings and haircuts — takes place about a month after Passover.

Lag Ba'Omer Quiz

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Lag Ba’Omer is next week, and one of the customs of this minor holiday is to light bonfires and eat ...

Each year, a rabbinic grave is the site of one of the biggest parties in Israel.

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I’ll be frank. For all my years at Jewish Day School, participating in USY, going to Camp Ramah, etc., I ...

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For Lag Ba'Omer.

I’ve got my first music writing gig in a while, reviewing the new Shondes album for the Forward. And while ...