Emor [Behar in Israel] 5775 - Book of Leviticus 5775

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Emor [Behar in Israel] 5775

Vol. 11 No. 33, 14 - 20 Iyar, 5775 / May 3 - 9, 2015

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat In many places, Lag B'Omer (Wednesday night-Thursday) is 'picnic day,' 'bonfire night, 'outing day' and so forth. In Israel it is primarily "Zohar Day," especially here in the Safed area, with 150,000 people making the pilgrimage to Meron and the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, source of the Zohar teachings. The first 3 articles examine different aspects of this important occasion. The 4th article (which includes a lengthy Zohar quote) is for "Pesach Sheni / 2nd Passover" (this Sunday) the Torah's most overlooked holiday! The final three are for the Torah Reading (including two from the Holy Ari of Tzefat!). (Those of you in Israel should click to Behar for articles on the Weekly Reading there. For something on ch. 4 of Pirkei Avot, go to our Avot menu page.) UPCOMING SPECIALS at Kabbala Online Shop: Rabbi Yehuda Bar Ilai, 14th Iyar - May 3, 2015 Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, "Zohar Day" / 18th Iyar - May 7, 2015 Dedication In memory of Rabbi Arye-Leib ("Leibel") Kaplan, head of the Safed-Chabad community from its modern inception with his arrival in 1973 until his tragic early death twenty-five years later, on the occasion of his 17th yahrzeit this Monday night-Tuesday, 16 Iyar. To receive the weekly magazine in your email, go to Subscribe. To sponsor a future issue, go to Dedicate.

	Lag B'Omer Laws and Customs — Join the party celebrating the light of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai! By Yerachmiel Tilles
The Zohar
	Rashbi and His Circle By Moshe Miller Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai—His Life and Works
Seven Omer Weeks
	At Three years Old — The primary purpose of the hair cutting is for the intention of leaving and essentially revealing the Peyot/sidelocks. By DovBer Pinson
Pesach Sheni / 2nd Passover
	On a Distant Journey — "The Congregation of Israel is adorned with crowns at Passover time, and does not remove these adornments for thirty days." (Zohar) Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from PaRDeS HaBahir
Weekly Torah Reading
	Avenging the Death of Abel [Part 1] — Forcing premature healing can damage the world. From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

	*The Unique Task of the Kohen-priests* By David Sterne, based primarily on Shem miShmuel. The three stages of offering sacrifices correspond to three aspects of the Jew.
Mystic Story
	A Delicious Offering — Via simple good intentions, a formerly secret Jew offers "show-bread" in Safed. By Yerachmiel Tilles

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