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“Since when is it that the day a tzaddik dies is a holiday?” “How can there be a holiday for a day when no miracle occurred and isn’t mentioned in the Mishna, Talmud, or any hint at all in the Tanach?”
So…why do we do this all on Lag BaOmer?
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If it’s a good excuse for bonfire, who am I to challenge tradition…
Please note: everything I wrote is from the article I linked to in Hebrew. I suggest you read through it yourself if you can – many more interesting historical tidbits.