Lt. Yosef Qostin back in may in Rafah burning a Palestinian home in celebration of Lag B’Omer

No.

6666

Date

26 May, 2024

Found by

Younis Tirawi

Location

📍 Gaza - Rafah - South Gaza

Original Social Media Post

"Rafah | Lieutenant Yosef Qostin back in may in Rafah burning a Palestinian home in celebration of Lag B’Omer, a jewish Holiday. Already published a wave of arsons committed by the troops back at that time on my feed."
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Archivist Notes: Lag Ba Omer destruction celebration

Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: לַ״ג בָּעוֹמֶר‎, LaG Bāʿōmer), also Lag B'Omer or Lag LaOmer, is a Jewish religious holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. According to modern kabbalah, this day is the Hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and/or the anniversary of his death. According to a late medieval tradition, Simeon ben Yochai is buried in Meron, and this association has spawned several well-known customs and practices on Lag BaOmer, including the lighting of bonfires and pilgrimages to Meron.

In 2024, the holiday felt on May 26.

People in Video: Lt. Yosef Qostin

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