By Nathan Jeffay, The Forward: Lag b'Omer unity shattered by battle for grave of Kabbalah rabbi bar Yohai
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Title:Shimon Bar Yohai.
Name:sandra chitayat
City: montreal,State: canada.
In my humble opinion, I too, believe that his grave should be entrusted to the Israeli government. In that way feuds would have no business interfering w/ the meaning of the place. The State is sovereign. Isn`t that what they just celebrated? It is ironic that Lag b`omer is a holiday about the ending of arguments between Akiva`s disciples, w/ 24 000
being slaughtered after which the plague stopped
on the 33rd omer, if I am correct. So how ironic and how fitting that they are arguing!
Am Israel Chai, I am glad to know where Bar Yohai`s grave is now. I hope they will resolve their difficulties.