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What is Lag Ba'Omer?

By Mendel Kaplan

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Kaplan, Mendel
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, he also serves as a Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service

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Posted: May 7, 2007

Why do we light bonfires on Lag aOmer?

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