Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion
During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their lives. The epidemic suddenly stopped on Lag Ba’omer.
The real festivities begin when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight on Lag Ba'omer.(photo credit: FLASH90)ByDVORA WAYSMAN
