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We learned lessons: this year we are walking together Israel today

2022-05-18T21:02:59.074Z


Before his death, Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yohai shared with his students deep Torah secrets and asked them not to regret the day of his death, but to rejoice in it.


Today we will celebrate Lag B'Omer for the first time since the disaster that claimed the lives of 45 children, teenagers and fathers, who ascended in the heavenly storm in an inconceivable tragedy in Meron, on the day of Rashbi's joy.

The celebrations around the happy bonfire, the echoes of the jubilant music, the excited "halaka" children preparing for their first haircut - all of these were mixed last year with cries, eulogies and finally also in a committee of inquiry.

There is something about this day of Lag B'Omer, where death and life are used interchangeably. A shocking average of 750 funerals per day.

Lag B'Omer was the day on which Rabbi Akiva's disciples died. The plague was stopped.

Rabbi Shimon died on Lag B'Omer in Meron, where he was also buried. Hours before his death, he shared deep Torah secrets with his students and asked them not to regret the day of his death, but to rejoice in it. The people of Israel return love and joy on this day.

Therefore, this year, more than ever, it is imperative to bring Meron even to those who cannot get there.

To Tel Aviv and Holon, Givat Zeev and Ashkelon.

To bring joy, oneness, innocence and spirit.

Today, Chabad youths will hold more than 700 marches throughout Israel, culminating in huge gatherings with stories, awards and performances by the children's stars.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe mentions that it was Rabbi Akiva, who had 24,000 students, who coined the phrase "and love your neighbor as yourself."

Love the other as you love yourself.

This year, Lag B'Omer, we will prove that we understood the message. We learned lessons. That despite the disagreements and tribalism that exist in Israel, they can be overcome out of mutual respect and highlight the unifier across the divider. Together all of Israel.

Rabbi Yosef Aharonov is the head of the Chabad mission

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Source: israelhayom

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