We keep track of these days by “counting the Omer” (in Hebrew, Sefirat HaOmer). An omer is a bundle of grain which, in Temple times, would be offered each day between the two holidays.

Today is the “minor” Jewish holiday of Lag Ba’omer. It’s fascinating to note that some of the Jewish holidays that go virtually unnoticed in the Diaspora have now become major events in ...

Ahead of Lag B’Omer and in light of the move between two active fronts, the battalion paused for a spiritual gathering in memory of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Organized by the Netzach Yehuda ...

Over a thousand children and their parents marched Thursday in a colorful Lag Ba'omer parade marking the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, along King George Street in Jerusalem. The street ...

Tens of thousands of joyful revelers gathered on Mount Meron Thursday night for the traditional Lag B’Omer celebration at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The festive event was in full swing ...

Lag B’Omer revelry returned in full swing to Mount Meron Thursday as tens of thousands of revelers packed the mountain tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to the brim come nightfall, singing and ...

Authorities are gearing up for the Lag B’Omer holiday celebration at Mount Meron starting Thursday evening, when masses of Haredi pilgrims will throng the Galilee holy site in a move expected to ...

It was the dunk heard around the world as Denver forward Aaron Gordon got a quite literal last-second dunk to give the Nuggets a thrilling 101-99 victory and tie the playoff series up at 2-2.

So that’s what 0.1 seconds looks like. With the game tied at 99 with just more than six seconds left to play, the Nuggets inbounded the ball to center Nikola Jokić, who was guarded by Clippers ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles Denzil Omer Seamon was an American artist who was born in 1911. How much does a ...

Hundreds in Crown Heights joined the Lag B'Omer bonfire with joyous singing and dancing in the merit of the Yartzeit of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai on Thursday night. Full Story, Photos, Video For over 10 ...