Lag Ba'omer BBQ & Bonfire
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BBQ & Bonfire
Everyone! Adults and kids of all ages. Thursday, May 3 2018 at 7:00 PM. Scanlon Creek Conservation Area, Bradford West Gwillimbury. 9th Line going east past Yonge St., then 1st left going north. $5 Per person. |
Lag Ba'Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer count—this year, Sunday May 14, 2017—is a festive day on the Jewish calendar. It is celebrated with outings (on which the children traditionally play with bows and arrows), bonfires, and other joyous events. Many visit the resting place (in Meron, northern Israel) of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the anniversary of whose passing is on this day. Read more