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March 2021

 

RE: Princeton, Trenton, Bucks Jewish Historical Society - March 2021😀

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Charles Forer	10:34 AM (15 minutes ago)
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You are doing God’s work.  I just sent a donation of $100 from my Fidelity charitable giving account.  The money should get to you in about a week.  Thank you, thank you.

 

Charles F. Forer, Esquire

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RE: Princeton, Trenton, Bucks Jewish Historical Society - March 2021  😄 Inbox   Will Schafer  7:50 AM (2 hours ago) to me Hi,   Hope you and your family are well and safe   First, thank you for including me in this email and it has been an enlightening pleasure to go through this information.   Second I’d like to speak to someone who is leading the cemetery project to understand it better, and I would also like to speak to someone about making a possible donation to the project.   Finally, I would like to build and document my family history and want to find a professional that can do this for me.   Please advise, thank you and stay safe!       Regards,  Will Schafer

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Lag B'Omer

 

Lag BaOmer

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Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: לַ״ג בָּעוֹמֶר‎), is a Jewish religious holiday celebrated on the 33rd day from Passover, the 18th of the Hebrew month of Iyar.

 

Most believe the plague that killed Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 disciples came to an end. Rabbi Akiba, active in the Bar Kochba rebellion against Rome (132-135 C.C.) was one of Judaism's greatest scholars. He developed the exegetical method of the Mishnah, linking each traditional practice to a basis in the biblical text, and systematized the material that later became the Mishnah.

 

His pupil, Rabbi Meir continued his studies to develop the Six Orders of the Mishna.

 

Another disciple. Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century and developer of the Kabbalistic tradition.

 

During the Middle Ages, Lag BaOmer became a special holiday for rabbinical students and was called "Scholar's Day." It was customary to rejoice on this day through outdoor sports.

 

While the Counting of the Omer is a semi-mourning period, all restrictions of mourning are lifted on this 33rd day of the Omer. As a result, weddings, parties, listening to music, and haircuts are commonly scheduled to coincide with this day among European Jews.