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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2021 · 30 MIN

Who was Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and why does Lag Ba’Omer matter?

from This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe · host TORCH

Lag BaOmer is the day that marks the Yahrtzeit/Hillula of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, one of the great Sages of the Mishnaic Era. In celebration and recognition of Rabbi Shimon’s accomplishments and stature, the custom is to make it a mini-holiday. But of course, Rabbi Shimon was not the only transcendental Sage of that time. […]

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