On Lag B’Omer, we celebrate [Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s] life’s work which gave us the opportunity to access the infinite depths of the Torah
Lag B’Omer: Celebrating someone else’s death??!

On Lag B’Omer, we celebrate [Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s] life’s work which gave us the opportunity to access the infinite depths of the Torah
“It would be cruel and insensitive to see it as just an accident but we have to see it as a wake-up call
The pain will subside…but the growth will be forever and we will prevail.”
Our belief in goodness…G-d, and our values will not be destroyed…!”
…we are all part of this collective body, we need to strengthen ourselves in the sense of strengthening our commitment to everything that is good – to mitzvot, to Torah, to prayer
… the Ramchal states that at the end of time, G-d will need to speed up history
…The death is still tragic, but the circumstances are awesomely holy.
The heart of all of Am Yisrael (the people of Israel) has been struck by the tragedy that happened in Meron on Lag B’Omer
“[Do] you know what happened on the 33rd Day of the Omer counting…[the] Jewish Holiday known as Lag B’Omer?”
Watch the short linked video to hear Rabbi Aharon Pessin sharing “…several … fascinating connections to this special day.”