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Rebbe Shimon at the Entrance to Jerusalem

The Gemara Makkot (19b) has a lengthy discussion regarding the laws of ma’aser sheni. Farmers would separate this tithe, an obligation in four out of six years of the shemittah cycle, and bring the produce to Jerusalem to be eaten. The produce possessed a sanctified status akin to meat of sacrifices and could only be […]

Lag B’Omer in Jerusalem

In regular years, thousands of Jews leave Jerusalem on Lag B’Omer and travel to Meron.  This year, however, Lag B’Omer will be celebrated by Jerusalem at home, within the city of Jerusalem.  What is the significance of this celebration? Is there anything special about the celebration of Lag B’Omer inside Jerusalem? Lag B’Omer appears in […]