LAG B’OMER CARNIVAL & BBQ FRI. APRIL 30 at CHABAD

Lag B’Omer, is a Jewish religious holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar.  Lag B’Omer is celebrated with outings (on which children traditionally play with bows and arrows), bonfires, parades and other joyous events. Many visit the resting place (in Meron, northern Israel) of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the anniversary of whose passing is on this day.

Chabad, also known as Chabad-Lubavitch, is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic movement known for its outreach activities.

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