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	What is the reason for the custom of eating carobs on Lag BaOmer? By Chani Benjaminson Lag BaOmer is the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Shimon son of Yochai. At one point in his life, Rabbi Shimon was a fugitive from the Roman authorities who were looking to execute him. For thirteen years he hid in a cave in the village of Miron ... Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details » What is the reason for the custom of eating carobs on Lag BaOmer?
	Tu B'Shevat Customs By Eliezer Wenger On the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar we celebrate the New Year for the Trees "Rosh HaShonah L'Ilonot." Jewish Holidays » Tu B'Shevat » More on Tu B'Shevat » Tu B'Shevat Customs
	A Carob Tree and a Spring Talmud, Shabbat 33b Seeing a man ploughing and sowing, they exclaimed: "They forsake eternal life and engage in temporal life!" Whatever they cast their eyes upon was immediately incinerated Library » Stories » From the Midrash » A Carob Tree and a Spring

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