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Lag BaOmer

In Wisconsin with
Chabad Lubavitch

May 16, 2025

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Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who lived in the second century of the Common Era, was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of the Torah known as the Kabbalah, and is the author of the classic text of Kabbalah, the Zohar. On the day of his passing, Rabbi Shimon instructed his disciples to mark the date as “the day of my joy.”

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The chassidic masters explain that the final day of a righteous person’s earthly life marks the point at which all their deeds, teachings and work achieve their culminating perfection and the zenith of their impact upon our lives. So each Lag BaOmer, we celebrate Rabbi Shimon’s life and the revelation of the esoteric soul of Torah.

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Lag BaOmer also commemorates another joyous event. The Talmud relates that in the weeks between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot, a plague raged among the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva (teacher of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai), “because they did not act respectfully towards each other.” These weeks are therefore observed as a period of mourning, with various joyous activities proscribed by law and custom. On Lag BaOmer the deaths ceased. Thus, Lag BaOmer also carries the theme of loving and respecting one’s fellow (ahavat Yisrael).

Join Us for a Lag BaOmer Carnival & Picnic

FREE entry! Rain or shine!

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Friday, May 16th
2:30-3:30PM for schools

3:30-4:30PM for community

6401 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Behind the JB, BHA & MJDS Campuses

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Inflatables | Entertainment | Games | Carnival Snacks
...And More!
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Find a Lag BaOmer event at your local Chabad

Cedarburg Jewish Discovery Center
Chabad of the Bay Area
Chabad of Bayside / The Shul
Chabad of the East Side / The Shul East
Chabad of Glendale & River Hills
Chabad of Kenosha
Chabad of Madison
Chabad of Mequon
Chabad of Waukesha & Brookfield
Chabad of Wauwatosa

Lag BaOmer Resources

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Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin
3109 North Lake Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53211

EIN: 39-1170927

Phone: 414-961-6100

Administrative Offices

6789 N Green Bay Ave.

Glendale, WI 53209

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