Lag B’Omer holiday
By: Betty Nelander
Palm Beach Daily News
Sunday, May 25, 2014
 Chef Joshua Yosef flips an omelet for Ava Rhodes while Mirel Levitin, 8, photographs the moment at The Chabad House Brunch on the Beach at Phipps Ocean Park. Rabbi Zalman Levitin talked to the audience about how the day of celebration promotes unity among one another.  Rabbi Zalman Levitin dons Tefillin on Sean and David Boxenbaum while Mirel Levitin, far left, photographs the moment at The Chabad House Brunch on the Beach at Phipps Ocean Park in celebration of Lag B’Omer.  Natalie Goldstein washes the hands of Musia Levitin so that the 3-year-old girl can make a blessing on her bagel during Lag Ba'Omer at Phipps Ocean Park. |
Lag B’Omer holiday — Chabad of Northern Palm Beach Island recently commemorated Lag B’Omer with Family Brunch on the Beach at Phipps Ocean Park.
The holiday — the 33rd day of the Omer — is the anniversary of the death of sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, the foundation for Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
In addition to food grilled outdoors, there were crafts and entertainment. Rabbi Zalman Levitin discussed the importance of the holiday.