Why Celebrate on Lag Ba’Omer? Part 2
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Why do the Jewish people still mourn the deaths of students we know nothing about thousands of years later?
What is it about Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students that warrant a time of national mourning?
Who were they and what was the time period like they were living in?
Listen in as Charlie Harary brings to life the story of the Jewish people's fight against the Romans that ultimately is the reason why we are still exile.
You’ll be surprised to hear how close we were to the Third Temple, yet a crack in our spiritual armor caused all of our efforts to fail.
This time of national mourning is for redemption that was right in the palm of our hand, and yet the problem is still not solved. What exactly went wrong?
Join us tomorrow to find out!
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