Is ל"ג בעומר R E A L L Y the day that רשב"י passed away?

Yes, you אויפגעקלערטע חברה, it is! But the truth is, it's not about Lag BaOmer, now is it? You just found a topic you think you can be right about. But you have general issues with the veracity of Jewish customs and laws.

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 Of course all Jews have a connection with RaSHBI, but some of us feel closer, since we like to think that we are עוסק in his teachings. The Karliner, or other Chassidisen that have strong roots in the Holy Land, consider themselves gantze mechutonim just from the fact that they build large fires to honor his name. I'd like to think that celebrating Reb Shimon's essence is more than any bonfire, as important as that may be , and is. Yes, Kabbalists may feel like they're in the front row, but we all know that it's all in there. All the Kabboloh you need is in Chassidus.

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