The ICJ’s Vice-President Explains What’s Wrong with Its Recent Ruling against Israel
Ignoring both procedure and facts.
May 28, 2024
The Evolution of Lag ba-Omer’s Hero from Vengeful Misanthrope to Avuncular Man of the People
Flouting Hebrew grammar and Jewish theology.
Sunday was the minor Jewish holiday of Lag ba-Omer, the 33rd day after the beginning of Passover. Since at least the 18th century, the date has been associated with the 2nd-century sage Simon bar Yohai (known by the acronym Rashbi), who according to tradition is also the author of the Zohar. Its celebration has in recent decades brought hundreds of thousands of Jews to the Galilean city of Meron to light bonfires.
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The Evolution of Lag ba-Omer’s Hero from Vengeful Misanthrope to Avuncular Man of the People
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