UNDERSTANDING THE SECRET OF LAG B’OMER
About 1,900 years ago, Rabbi Akiva, one of the greatest sages in Jewish history, lost 24,000 of his students in a devastating plague. Providentially, they stopped dying on the 33rd day during the Omer period between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
In this short video, Rabbi Michael Skobac explores the significance of this period and how Rabbi Akiva did not give up after this horrible tragedy. In spite of the great loss, Rabbi Akiva began again with just a handful of students to build a new generation of Torah scholars.
Rabbi Skobac will show that this parallels the reaction of the Jewish people after surviving the horrific Holocaust where six million precious Jewish souls perished. But we didn’t give up. We went on the rebuild our ancestral homeland several years later to become one of the world’s great nations.
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JEWS FOR JUDAISM is an outreach organization whose primary goal is to win back to Judaism those Jews who have been influenced by the following six threats to Jewish survival that are devastating the global Jewish community.
1. Hebrew-Christian missionaries convert thousands of Jews worldwide every year
2. Destructive cults cause many Jews to abandon family, friends and careers
3. Eastern religions, Buddhism and Hinduism are spiritual choices for many Jews
4. Apathy and ignorance leave many Jews unaware, unaffiliated and assimilated
5. Intermarriage is exploding with a 75% rate in some North American cities
6. Anti-Israel BDS on campus inhibits Jewish students from standing up for Israel and Judaism
To assist non-Jews who have left other religions, JEWS FOR JUDAISM also provides educational programs to help them embrace the Torah’s Seven Noachide Laws for Gentiles.
We achieve our goals through our worldwide Internet outreach, Social Media, free educational programs, educational literature and counseling services that connect Jewish people to the spiritual depth, beauty and wisdom of Judaism.
“I am so grateful to have discovered the wonderful Jews for Judaism YouTube lectures by Rabbi Skobac. I am a Jew who converted to Christianity in college, but now, thanks to your online outreach, I have returned to Judaism. Thank you.” – Rebecca G.
In a nutshell, Jews for Judaism saves Jewish lives and keeps Jews Jewish.
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