Tag Archives: Lag B’Omer

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

Many of you know that the allusion of the title, Chariots of Fire, relate to Eliyahu HaNavi, Elijah the prophet, ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire, as he was leaving this world. So why the connection to this film?

Read More »

Celebrate Lag B’Omer

RSVP for Boulder’s Outdoor Lag BBQ

On Lag B’Omer communities across the world, gather to celebrate the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the father of KABBALAH.

Read More »

Lag B’Omer and Bonfires

RSVP for Boulder’s Outdoor Lag BBQ

This upcoming Sunday is Lag B'Omer. On Lag B'Omer we celebrate the end of a plague which raged among the disciple of the Great Sage Rabbi Akiva.

Read More »

Lag B’Omer Hike With the Rabbi and BBQ at Boulder’s Heil Ranch

RSVP for Boulder’s Outdoor Lag BBQ

On Lag B’Omer communities across the world, gather to celebrate the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the father of KABBALAH.  Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was a famous first century Tannaic sage, and the author of the famed Zohar, the chief work of the Kabbalah.  Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai requested that all people …

Read More »

Vanities of a Bonfire

Vanities of a Bonfire

I spent an anomalous Lag B’Omer afternoon watching the gut wrenching movie ‘Gett’. I woke up the next morning with a cluster of thoughts and emotions.

Read More »

Speaking and Radiating

Speaking and Radiating

This week's Torah portion begins with the verse; "G-d said to Moses, say to the Kohanim, the sons of Aharon and say to them..". Why does it say "say to.." the same people twice?

Read More »