Lag BaOmer celebrations have begun in Israel! | Chosen People Ministries

Celebrations marking the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer this weekend have been moved after its traditional location near Lebanon was closed due to the threat of Hezbollah rocket fire, Israeli police said. Preparations for this year's festivities, which come 33 days after Passover, have been completed in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Sheikh Jarrah, a contested east Jerusalem neighbourhood occupied by Israel since 1967 along with the rest of the West Bank, has ex

Lag BaOmer is a Jewish holiday which celebrates: ▶️ Life of rabbi & mystic Shimon Bar Yochai (2nd century) ▶️ End to a plague which killed many Jewish students (50-135 CE) ▶️ Bar Kochba revolt (#Jewish victory over Roman forces in 🇮🇱 132 CE) Happy Lag BaOmer! | Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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