Here in Ramat Beit Shemesh, a greater miracle than lag ba'omer

That's right - no one even really knows WHAT the miracle of lag ba'omer was.
Was it a plague that stopped?
Was it one day off from a plague?
Was it a major battle that was won, in the midst of an unsuccessful rebellion against the Romans?

Who knows?

But here in Ramat Beit Shemesh, as well as everywhere in Israel, every child will mark that day, because - now hear this - because of a MUCH GREATER MIRACLE

drum roll.....
THE MIRACLE OF JEWISH REVIVAL

As we sit at our locally-designed computers, on land that 65 years ago was barren AND off limits to Jews, it behooves us to think...

outside of Israel, how many Jews have heard of lag ba'omer? 10% , maybe 20%?

Sad to say, but more than 50% of Jews outside of Israel don't even know about Purim.

Here in Israel, like it or not, the Jewish government gives every Jewish child a day off school for lag ba'omer.
and every Jewish child will be doing the exact same thing on lag ba'omer.
(how's that for ahdut?)

Come thank HaShem for This Great Miracle
tomorrow night
daven Arvit with Pirkei Hodaia
join the "music-march" to the Ulam Sport at 8:30pm,
listen to the Ahavat Yisrael Boys' choir,
and
dance to the Bubba Maises puppet band
not for anyone's personal glory, but for HaShem's

that the world should see that Am Yisrael can be united not only in mourning
but also, and BEH mainly, in our appreciation for LIFE