Lag BaOmer
2 things allowed to take place on Lag BaOmer
weddings and haircuts
The numerical value of חי
What is 18?
A fire that did not consume its object.
The burning bush
Largest cave in the U.S.
Mammoth Cave?
The number of tribes.
12
Famous rebellion associated with Lag BaOmer.
Bar Kochba Rebellion
How many days do we count the Omer?
49
A pillar of cloud led the Israelites during the day, which pillar led them at night.
What is a pillar of fire?
They are the mineral deposits that hang from the top of caves.
stalactites
The number of days Moses spent on Har Sinai.
40
Who is the Rabbi of the thousands of students that passed away?
Rabbi Akiva
What day of the omer is Lag BaOmer
33
The Israelites were instructed to do this with any leftover lamb from the Passover offering.
To burn it
He hid in a cave for 12 years to escape the Romans.
Shimon Bar Yochai
Moses' age at his death.
120
It is said that this first appeared in the wilderness on Lag BaOmer.
manna
What is the Hebrew date for Shavuos?
6th of Sivan
The prophet who discredited the prophets of Baal by burning a sacrifice with fire from God.
Who is Elijah?
The technical term for caving.
spelunking
The number of stars in Joseph's dream.
11
Many Israelis visit his tomb in Meron on Lag BaOmer.
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
What is the Hebrew date for Lag Baomer?
18th of Iyar
This was announced using bonfires on hilltops during the time of the Bais Hamikdash
Rosh Hodesh (new month)
The name of the cave in which the patriarchs and most of the matriarchs are buried.
What is Machpelah?
The number of Jews that left Egypt.
600,000