Lag BaOmer
2 things allowed to take place on Lag BaOmer
What are weddings and haircuts?
The numerical value of חי
What is 18?
A fire that did not consume its object.
What is the burning bush?
Largest cave in the U.S.
What is Mammoth Cave?
The number of tribes.
What are 12?
What is go on hikes, play outside, have bonfires, and have picnics with friends to enjoy time in nature together?
It is the Tu (ט"ו) in Tu Bishvat
What is 15?
A pillar of cloud led the Bnei Yisrael during the day, and this at night.
What is a pillar of fire?
This holiday remembers a time when Jewish people hid in caves in Israel to stay safe and secretly practice their religion.
What is Chanukah?
The number of days Moshe spent on Mt. Sinai.
What are 40?
There was a pause on Lag BaOmer to the plague that had killed 1000's of his students.
Who is Rabbi Akiva?
It's the Lag (לג) of Lag BaOmer
What is 33?
The Bnei Yisrael were instructed to do this with any leftover lamb from the Passover offering.
What was burn it?
He hid in a cave for 12 years to escape the Romans.
Who is Shimon Bar Yochai?
Moses' age at his death.
What is 120?
It is said that this first appeared in the wilderness on Lag BaOmer.
What is manna?
The last 2 letters of Hanukkah (חנכה) tell you the Hebrew date.
What is 25?
Fire can help people cook food and stay warm, but it can also be dangerous. What should you always do before leaving a fire?
What is put it out?
The technical term for caving.
What is spelunking?
The number of stars in Joseph's dream.
What are 11?
Many Israelis visit his tomb in Meron on Lag BaOmer.
Who is Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai?
This תשפ"ו is the Hebrew shorthand for what on the calendar.
What is the Hebrew year?
This was announced using bonfires on hilltops during the time of the Beit Hamikdash
What is Rosh Hodesh (new month)?
The name of the cave in which the Avot and most of the Ema-hot are buried.
What is Machpelah?
The number of Bnei Yisrael that left Egypt.
What is 600,000?