Bow & Arrow, The

Why do we play with a bow and arrow on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer?

In order to conquer and affect the world around us we must first move inwards...

There comes a point at which the external resources we've come to rely on are suddenly ineffectual, and the only place to turn is inward, to ourselves

For Hebrew-school educators, Lag BaOmer presents some unique challenges. It comes as the school year is winding down to a close, competing with end-of-year exams, field trips and sports events—not to mention students with spring fever. Then there’s the st...

The more one draws the arrow toward one’s own heart, the more distant and invisible a foe it can reach.

An especially bright rainbow portends the imminent revelation of the light of Moshiach.

A look at the increasingly popular interest in the holiday of Lag BaOmer, which was instituted by the author of the Zohar, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, to commemorate the day of his passing.