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A Torah discussion on the significance of Lag BaOmer and its connection to the Geula.
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For the first time in history, this year Lag BaOmer Tashshin Pey Vav Lag BaOmer celebrations in Meron to a significant extent have been cancelled. This has never happened before. Serious caps have been put on how many people could gather outdoors indoors and at first glance, this seems to be quite devastating that the great festivities and the great joy in Meron festivities and the great joy in Meron that has been described by many as supernatural. The fact that it's being curtailed or perhaps even cancelled, it's somewhat devastating. But perhaps there's another perspective on this. Perhaps this is symbolic and reflective of something very great and very important. Although many speak about the wondrous experience of being at Meron on Lag BaOmer, the had somewhat of a dramatically different take on celebrating Lag BaOmer in general and going to Meron specifically. to a student Rebbi Amram, he writes that he's not particularly pleased with the custom of going to Meron on Lag BaOmer and he doesn't quite know what the celebration is all about. The Chasam Sofer says, "I would not want to be there. "I would not want to be there. I would not want to participate. I would not want to join them." He says to have a Yom Tov, to establish a Yom Tov on a day no miracle happened and that's not mentioned in Shas, all the Shas says is that perhaps we don't eulogize and we don't fast. That's only a custom and we don't even know what the reason for that is. The Chasam Sofer in Toras Moshe says the fact that so
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- 0:00For the first time in history, this year Lag BaOmer Tashshin Pey Vav Lag BaOmer celebrations…
- 0:30festivities and the great joy in Meron that has been described by many as supernatural. The…
- 1:34"I would not want to be there. I would not want to participate. I would not…
- 2:06in Toras Moshe says the fact that so many Jews in the times after the Arizal…
- 3:08wondrous. He says it could be since the time had not come for Yerushalayim to be…
- 3:39certainly not to be among those who destroy Yerushalayim to lengthen the galus of Klal Yisrael."…
- 4:40learning the Torah of that tzaddik is also considered visiting that tzaddik. Now, in most years…
- 5:11being visited even though you're not visiting his tziyun, but his Torah is being learnt and…
- 6:11Yerushalayim. If even the festivities of of Meron are being brought to Yerushalayim, it's bigeder. Vayeitzei…
- 6:42if it's a year when even the celebrations of Lag BaOmer and the joy of Reb…
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