Micha’el and Nechama Namal

Micha’el and Nechama (formerly Michael and Nanci) Namal live in Modi’in, Israel, and are congregants at Kehillat YOZMA, the Reform congregation.

Lag BaOmer: Little Sleep, Lots of Smoke

Micha’el and Nechama Namal

Lag BaOmer was completely off our radar when we lived in the United States. We never had any real exposure to it until we made Aliyah, and now its approach is easily recognizable by kids walking down the street, schlepping huge pieces of wood, old furniture, sticks, and anything else that burns.