BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6032@columbiajewish.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000 DTSTAMP:20250505T214204Z URL:https://www.columbiajewish.org/events/lag-bomer-storytelling-with-marc -young/ SUMMARY:Lag B'Omer Storytelling with Marc Young DESCRIPTION:This year Lag b’Omer\, the 33rd day of our countdown to Sinai \, begins at sundown on Thursday\, May 15. Lag b’Omer commemorates two g reat sages of the generation that experienced both the catastrophic destru ction of the Temple in Jerusalem\, and the birth of a new Torah-centered r abbinic Judaism which restored their shattered communal identity. \;\n \nToday we remember Lag b’Omer mainly as the day a long-ago pandemic fin ally came to an end\, after having slain a host of the quarrelsome pupils of Rabbi Akiba. The passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (aka ‘Rashbi’) is also said to have occurred on Lag b’Omer. Rashbi was an outspoken Tal mudic scholar who was forced to flee for his life from the Roman conqueror s of Judea. Years later he emerged from his wilderness hideout\, aflame wi th revelations acquired during years of solitary study\, now determined to either illuminate the world or burn it to the ground. Rabbi Shimon’s re putation as a uniquely gifted mystic continued to grow for centuries follo wing his death. It inspired the writers of the kabbalistic text we call th e Sefer Zohar (the Book of Splendor) to credit its authorship to Rashbi\, more than a thousand years after his final Lag b’Omer. \; \;&nbs p\;\n\nJoin us on Zoom the eve of Lag b’Omer to hear these provocative t ales of courage\, conflict\, and yes\, zealotry. Although names and partic ulars have changed with the passage of time\, the struggles these stories recount are old as the human heart\, and as urgent as tomorrow’s headlin es. \; \n\nIf you wish to attend\, please email Judy Young: jyoung1165 0@gmail.com. You will receive an email with the Zoom link to join the sess ion.\n\nThe Divine emanations that characterize the 33rd day of the counti ng of the Omer are Hod she’be Hod: Presence within Presence. Let’s be present b’yachad (together) for Lag b’Omer. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiajewish.org/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/Storytelling_800x533.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR