'Yad Mordechai' Elementary School from the ETNI Site

'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

Lag B’Omer is the thirty-third day of the Omer. We build a bonfire. We put logs on the fire. We put potatoes and onions into the bonfire. Over the bonfire we toast marshmallows. We sit around the bonfire and sing. People visit the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He is buried at Meron. We also remember the bravery of Bar Kochba. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

Find words connected to Lag B’Omer and use them to complete the paragraph below.

It is Lag B’Omer, the ______day of the Omer. We build a ______. We p ut ______on the fire. We put ______and ______into the bonfire. Over the bonfire we toast ______. We sit around the bonfire and ______. people visit the grave of Rabbi ______. He is buried at ______. We also remember the bravery of ______. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. WordWord searchsearch

In the word search below you have words going in all directions:

There are 10 things all related to the title.

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Words to find and use in the cloze.

Bar Kochba, bonfire, logs, marshmallows, sing, onions, potatoes, Shimon bar Yochai, thirty-third 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. TheThe scrambledscrambled bonfire.bonfire.

Unscramble the following words and write them neatly on the line.

befinor ______aahllmmorsw ______eotaopst ______inoosn ______hirtyt-eehrt ______agl bemor ______

Choose three of the words and write sentences with the words.

1. ______2. ______3. ______'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. Word arrangement

Arrange the following groups of words into sentences. Make sure you have a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end. bonfires / We / light

______means / Lag / thirty-three ______a / But / day / is /happy / Lag B’Omer ______did / die / pupils / Rabbi Akiva’s / not ______a / is / period / sad / The Omer period ______Bar Kochba / remember / We ______around / bonfire / We / sing / the ______day / is / Lag B’Omer / of the / the / thirty-third / Omer ______is / It / death / of the /of / Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai / the anniversary ______

Now arrange your 9 sentences in order. Give your paragraph a title. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

ANSWER KEY TO WORD ARRANGEMENT ACTIVITY:

1. Lag means thirty-three. 2. Lag B’Omer is the thirty-third day of the Omer. 3. The Omer period is a sad period. 4. But Lag B’Omer is a happy day. 5. Rabbi Akiva’s pupils did not die 6. It is the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. 7. We remember Bar Kochba. 8. We light bonfires. 9. We sing around the bonfire. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. LagLag B’OmerB’Omer Night.Night. Choose a word or phrase from each column and write at least 3 sentences. I My brother My friend We They The children

are building a bonfire.

collecting wood. eating baked potatoes. singing songs. toasting marshmallows. sitting around the bonfire. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

Lag B’Omer

Write correct sentences by choosing an arrow to go with each bow.

Lag B’Omer is Lag B’Omer is celebrated Lag B’Omer is We remember the end of We remember the People visit the Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is On Lag B’Omer we There is a custom that ARROWS buried at Meron. the plague that killed Rabbi Akiva’s students. the author of the Zohar. on the 18 Iyar, light bonfires. grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. children play with bows and arrows. the thirty-third day of the omer. bravery of Bar Kochba. a semi-holiday or a minor holiday.

Write your answers on paper. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. Answers to Lag B’Omer Activity:

Lag B’Omer is a semi-holiday or a minor holiday. Lag B’Omer is celebrated on the 18 Iyar, Lag B’Omer is the thirty-third day of the omer. We remember the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiva’s students. We remember the bravery of Bar Kochba. People visit the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is buried at Meron. Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is the author of the Zohar. On Lag B’Omer we light bonfires. There is a custom that children play with bows and arrows. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

Lag B’Omer Night.

Choose a word or phrase from each column and write at least 3 sentences.

I building a bonfire. My brother collecting wood. My friend is eating baked potatoes. We singing songs. They are toasting marshmallows. The children sitting around the bonfire. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site. RABBI AKIVA 1. Write questions to complete the dialogue.

Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: My name is Rabbi Akiva. Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: Yes, my family was very poor. Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: When I was young, I worked as a shepherd. Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: My wife’s name is Rachel. Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: I was forty years old when I started to study. Interviewer: ______R.Akiva: Because I promised my wife that I would learn to read and write. 'Yad Mordechai' elementary school – from the ETNI site.

Go to LAG BA' OMER site, read about the holiday and answer the questions.

1. When do we start counting days?

2. How is the counting called?

3. What is omer?

4. What holiday starts on the 50th day of the counting?

5. What day of the counting is 'Lag Ba Omer'?

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