No matter how we count the Omer, Israel Independence Day falls in the middle of the mourning period. This is no accident. Israel Independence Day is the atonement for the sins committed by Rebbe Akiva’s students during the Bar-Kochba Revolt.
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Respect Your Brother
פרשת בהר / י”ט באייר תשפ”ב – ל”ד בעומר
The Talmud, Tactate Shabbat 33b, relates that the reason Rebbe Akiva’s students died of a plague was that they did not respect each other. This underlines the idea that even if we disagree we need to show each other respect. To disagree without being disagreeable.