Lag Ba’omer celebrates life with carob, haircuts, and bonfires - opinion
The Lag Ba’omer tradition of children playing with bows and arrows is associated with the Bar Kochba revolt. Rabbi Akiva’s students likely died fighting the Romans, not from the plague.
During his rebellion, Bar Kochba reinstituted the practice of using bonfires to signal the new lunar month(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)ByRONALD EISENBERGRead More