The Meaning of Log B’Omer
Thursday, May 19th, 2022פרשת בהר / י”ח באייר תשפ”ב – ל”ג בעומר Today is the 33rd day of the Omer, known as Log B’Omer. It is a mini festival when we remember that a plague that was destroying Rebbe Akiva’s students suddenly stopped. What was the reason for the plague and what can we learn from it. Share […]
Mourning during the Omer
Sunday, May 1st, 2022פרשת קדושים – ט”ו בעמר / ל’ בניסן תשפ”ב We mourn Rebbe Akiva’s students death during the Omer. The official reason given is that they died from a plague. The reality is that they died fighting the Romans in the Bar-Kochba revolt. It is no accident that Israel Independence day happens during this period. Share […]
About the Author: Shlomo Bar-Ayal is an Israeli-American, or an American-Israeli (I could never get that right) who is unabashedly pro-Israel, pro-US and a great guy.
He has an open mind to opinions that he agrees with.
Besides blogging on whatever he feels like blogging about on any given day he enjoys learning Talmud, davening, being the candyman in his synagogue, smoking his tobacco pipe, giving tours at the Grand Lodge of New York, being involved in Freemasonry, and partaking in an adult beverage every now and then