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Lag B’Omer

Posted inLag B'Omer, Food, Recipe, Holidays, Jewish Life

Make S’mores Bars for a less messy Lag Ba’Omer

Micah Siva by Micah Siva May 4, 2023June 8, 2023

Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Growing up, Lag Ba’Omer wasn’t on my radar of Jewish holidays. It’s celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, the period between Passover and Shavuot. The holiday arrives in April or May — when the weather is still cold and snowy in […]

Posted inLag B'Omer, Mother's Day, Food, Recipe, Holidays, Jewish Life

For Mother’s Day or Lag Ba’Omer, these dishes can’t be beet

by Faith Kramer April 25, 2022
man walking up stairs covered in debris, trash and garments
Posted inLag B'Omer, Israel, Religion

Three teenagers among 6 Americans killed in Israeli stampede

by Stewart Ain and JTA May 3, 2021May 12, 2021
Posted inLag B'Omer, Israel, Holidays, News

‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’: For Israeli Orthodox Jews, a night of celebration and healing turns to unspeakable tragedy

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
A fire rages in the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel, May 23, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inLag B'Omer, Bay Area, Israel, News

Fire devastates Israeli community founded by Shlomo Carlebach

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA May 23, 2019
Faith Kramer's Spicy Cauliflower Flatbreads (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inLag B'Omer, Food, Recipe, Holidays, Jewish Life

This flatbread recipe is the ‘grill’ of a lifetime

by Faith Kramer May 20, 2019

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