Omer You Ready?
This is what Lag BaOmer means in Hebrew.
What is the 33rd [day] of the Omer count?
This is the Hebrew word for "holocaust," which appears in the name of the holiday commemorating it.
What is "shoah" (שׁוֹאָה)?
This is the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
What is 22?
This is the famous rabbi who wrote the Zohar and whose legacy Lag BaOmer commemorates.
Who is Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai?
The emotional transition from mourning to celebration is unique to Israel, where these two national days are observed back-to-back.
What are Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut?
The translation of the song title "Hava Nagila" (נָגִילָה הָבָה)
What is "Let us Rejoice"?
What children usually play with to commemorate the Bar Kokhba revolt and the lack of rain"bows" during a certain famous rabbi's life.
What are bows and arrows?
This is the year that the modern Israeli state was founded in.
What is 1948?
The linguist is known as the "reviver of the Hebrew language" for initiating Hebrew's return as the shared spoken language of Jews.
In Israel, this forested mountain becomes a pilgrimage site for thousands of Jews each Lag BaOmer.
What is Mount Meron?
Who is David Ben-Gurion?
These are the only two books of the Torah not completely written in Hebrew.
What are Ezra and Daniel (partially written in Aramaic)?
The location of the very first Lag BaOmer parade, organized by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
What is Brooklyn, NY?
The name of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
What is Yad Vashem?
This is the Judeo-Spanish language traditionally spoken by Sephardic Jews throughout the Mediterranean.
What is Ladino?