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Lag Ba’Omer

Community members sing during a Lag Ba’Omer bonfire at Urban Adamah in Berkeley. (Courtesy Sacred Music Fellowship)
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Bonfires, drum circles and music at Lag Ba’Omer events around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 29, 2026May 1, 2026

Jewish organizations are gearing up for Lag Ba’Omer, a festive holiday that falls between Passover and Shavuot. The holiday marks a break in the somber Omer counting period, allowing for […]

Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Smores Bars (Photo/Micah Siva)
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Make S’mores Bars for a less messy Lag Ba’Omer

Micah Siva by Micah Siva May 4, 2023June 8, 2023
Pickled Eggs with Red Onions and Curry (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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For Mother’s Day or Lag Ba’Omer, these dishes can’t be beet

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer April 25, 2022
man walking up stairs covered in debris, trash and garments
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Three teenagers among 6 Americans killed in Israeli stampede

by Stewart Ain and JTA May 3, 2021May 12, 2021
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews mourn at the funeral of Yehuda Lev Lubin, one of 45 victims from the Mount Meron Lag B'Omer stampede, April 30, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
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‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’: For Israeli Orthodox Jews, a night of celebration and healing turns to unspeakable tragedy

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
A fire rages in the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel, May 23, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
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Fire devastates Israeli community founded by Shlomo Carlebach

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA May 23, 2019
Faith Kramer's Spicy Cauliflower Flatbreads (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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This flatbread recipe is the ‘grill’ of a lifetime

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 20, 2019

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