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So, the thirty-third day of the Omer, Lag Ba'Omer, is an exception to the semi-mourning. Thus, it is likely that Lag Ba'Omer was a day on which the Jews either achieved a short lived victory over the Romans or gained some respite from the slaughter of battle. Among Bar-Kochba's leading soldiers were thousands of Rabbi Akiva's students. Although Bar-Kochba did achieve some early military successes, eventually the Romans suppressed his revolt with incredible brutality. Moreover, Akiva declared Bar-Kochba to be the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman domination. Rabbi Akiva supported a rebellion against the Roman conquerors of Israel led by a famous Jewish military leader by the name of Bar-Kochba. What kind of a plague was it that apparently only affected Rabbi Akiva's talmudic students and nobody else and came to an end on Lag Ba'Omer (the thirty-third of the forty-nine days)? Most modern scholars assume that the plague referred to was not an illness. The Talmud speaks obscurely of a plague occurring on one Omer that killed 24,000 students of the second-century Rabbi Akiva. To this day, no scholar is sure why this is so. Thus the entire counting period becomes one of continuous elevation and preparation, from the status of an Egyptian slave to a person ready to receive the Torah.Īlthough one would think of the harvest period as joyous, in Jewish life the Omer is considered a time of semi-mourning. In the Torah, Shavout, which celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai also celebrates the harvest's end on the fiftieth day after Passover. Their doing so signaled the beginning of Israel's harvest season, a period that lasted seven weeks (forty-nine days). (A sheaf is a tied bundle of cut stalks.) When the Temple stood in Jerusalem, priests would offer there, on behalf of all of Israel, newly harvested barley (an Omer, about 3.3 quarts) on the second day of Passover.
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In Hebrew, Omer means a sheaf of a harvested crop. During the first forty-nine days of this period, known as the Omer, each day is counted aloud during the evening service. But all religious Jews know that there are precisely fifty days between the second day of Passover and Shavuot. It is unlikely that anyone knows how many days there are between New Year's Day and July 4th, or between Sukkot and Hanukka off the top of his head. The name of the holiday actually means the thirty-third day of the counting of the Omer. Lag Ba'Omer is a short way of saying "the 33rd day of counting of the Omer." The first word of the holiday's name, Lag, is simply a combination of two Hebrew letters, lamed (which stands for the number thirty) and gimmel (which stands for the number three). It is observed by playing with toy bows and arrows, and celebrating around a bonfire with singing and dancing. Lag Ba'Omer is a time of happy celebration, a day for weddings, picnics, and playfulness. The bonfire ring is to the east of the pool. Turn left into the parking lot before you pass the swimming pool.
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There is a swimming pool a bit past the admin bldg on the left. Follow the park service road past the administration building. Take to the end and make right onto Merrick Road. Exit off the Wantagh Parkway at Sunrise Highway East. Service Hours to Boy Scouts who sign up as Game Leaders or Referees in advanceįor more information and to RSVP - 51 or and Scouts wishing to perform a skit, Tell a story or Participate as a Leader Or Referee For service hours Please email to Wantagh Park Located on the south shore of Nassau County, NYįun, Games, Storytelling of Jewish Heroes, Jewish Songs, Gaga, Tug of War, Field Games, Relay Races. Kosher Barbeque supper items for sale or bring your own picnic. Where: Fire Ring at Wantagh Park, Wantagh, NYįree Admission - Please RSVP - 51 or by The Jewish Committee on Scouting, Theodore Roosevelt Council, BSA in association with Chabad Center for Jewish Life.īring your own camp chairs, and blankets. fun, Games, Storytelling, and Jewish SongsĬub Scout and Boy Scout Units, Girl Scout Units, Hebrew School Classes, Jewish Day School Classes - All Jewish Children and Parents