The thirty-third day of the Omer is an occasion for happiness during an otherwise mournful period.
By Francine Klagsbrun for MyJewishLearning.com
Few of the many couples who marry on Lag Ba'Omer give much thought to why this is one of the very few days between Pesah and Shavuot when Jewish law permits weddings.
If they were to investigate, they would find a conflicting array of explanations, all appealing, none definitive.
Why We Celebrate
The explanations begin with the Omer period itself, those forty-nine days that are counted off one by one between the two festivals. This is a time of semi-mourning, when weddings and other celebrations are forbidden, and as a sign of grief, observant Jews do not cut their hair.
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