[Avodah] More on The Strange History of Lag B'Omer

[Saul Guberman]

He did give a source.  Rav Chaim Vital in I think it was Etz Chaim as a
Maaseh Rav of the ARI Z"L.  AIUI, the making of bonfires on Lag B'Omer even
outside of Meron, has been going on since that time.  It seems to be one of
the many Kabbalistic practices that have become standard part of Judaic
practice.

Saul


On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:37, Yitzchok Levine <Larry.Levine at stevens.edu>wrote:
>
>>  After listening to Prof. Shnayer Leiman's talk titled *The Strange
>> History of Lag B'Omer*, I can only wonder what the basis is for the
>> "celebrations" that are held on Lag B'Omer night in many places. According
>> to him, there is no basis for such behavior. In addition, he says that the
>> proper celebration of Lag B'Omer, if there is to be any, is fasting. This
>> seems to imply that what goes on in Meron is "inappropriate," at best.
>>
>> Can anyone justify what we see going on in our times regarding the
>> "celebration" of Lag B'Omer? Is Dr. Leiman wrong in what he says about this
>> day?
>>
>
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