print email comment close Jewish Holidays: Lag Ba'Omer URL: http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayla.htm Description: A directory of links for the Jewish holiday Lag Ba'Omer, the 33rd day between Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (the timing means the holiday usually occurs in late spring). The links represent a range of information about the Lag Ba'Omer, including explanations of the holiday, traditions (such as the lighting of bonfires), and biographies of Rabbi Akiva. Also includes links to sites in Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, and other languages. Author: Richman, Jacob Extra Keywords lag baomer Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fasts and feasts -- Judaism Holidays Lag b'Omer LII classic content LII Database Information: Record 10989 created by Karen Schneider on 05/11/2003 Last modification on 05/06/2004 Published: 05/11/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10989