![]() ![]() He asked Hillel to teach him the whole Torah “while standing on one foot.” Hillel instructed him, “What you would not want done to you, do not do to others.” Rabbi Akiva is famous for his principle that the “command to love your neighbor as yourself is the fundamental principle of the Torah.” Similarly, in Tractate Shabbat, there is the famous story about a man interested in converting to Judaism. ![]() We have witnessed a narrowing of ethnic gaps and greater intermingling of Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, perhaps most significantly in ethnic intermarriage, says the writer. Why did they perish? According to the Talmud, Tractate Yevamot, “It was said that Rabbi Akiva had 12,000 pairs of disciples from Gabbatha to Antipatris, and all of them died at the same time because they did not treat each other with respect.” THE GROOM breaks a glass, the traditional conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. As it is codified in the Shulhan Aruch, “The practice is not to get married between Passover and Shavuot, until Lag Ba’omer, because during this time, the students of Rabbi Akiva perished.” The 33rd day of the omer is a happy day because the students of Rabbi Akiva stopped dying. One of the central figures on Lag Ba’omer is Rabbi Akiva. ![]() We should all hope and pray that the Lag Ba’omer celebrations in Meron are safe and without incident after the tragedy of a few years ago. Then there is the insanity that 13- to 14-year-old kids are in charge of 10- to 12-year-old kids, who are all surrounded by raging bonfires. In Israel, it means that you’d better close your windows because of the bonfires. We would play sports, and the school provided hot dogs and cans of pop. Growing up in Seattle, Lag Ba’omer was on a school day. As I have written in the past, like it or not, there is nothing quite like Lag Ba’omer in Israel. Remember to close your windows Monday night. Grand Rabbi of Boyan (Hasidic dynasty) lights the bonfire, during Lag Baomer celebrations, in Meron, on May 18, 2022. Jerusalem Post Business & Innovation Banking & Finance Lag Ba'Omer bonfires and financial wedding bliss What does loving your neighbor have to do with investing and personal finance? By AARON KATSMAN NOTE! Consider delaying until first div on page If (slot) slot.addService(googletag.pubads()) (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) Lag Ba'Omer bonfires and financial wedding bliss - The Jerusalem Post ![]()
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