A Poem for Lag B'Omer by Nechumelle Jacobs

​Here's another wonderful poem by Nechumelle Jacobs to help us access the essence and segulot of the day...

LAG B'OMER 5781

​On Lag B’Omer what do we celebrate?
Rebbe Shimon’s life we encapsulate

Love of Torah was his one desire
He studied in conditions so dire

At his petira, the sun did not set
So now we light fires, not to forget

Throughout his lifetime, no rainbow did appear
It was in his zechus, as to Torah he did adhere

The Zohar Hakodosh, he did write
He learnt Torah with great delight

From his Torah, the world he did enhance
So now on his Yartzeit we sing and dance

Many an upsherin is held in Meron
And his input to Torah continues on

Rebbe Akiva’s myriads of talmidim he did replace
His devotion to Torah shone a glow to his face

Toras HaNister through his teachings he did reveal
So on Lag B’Omer, his Yahrtzeit — hisorerus we feel

This year as we watch the fires ignite and burn
Let’s utilise the opportunity, to Hashem return

For when to Torah we are steadfastly bound
Moshiach ben Dovid will finally be crowned
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Then the Yesoidus HaTorah will be disseminated
And with Kedusha the world will be illuminated

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​On this day in the Midbor our first mann did arrive
Let us use the hashpous — ask that parnosa thrive

©Nechumelle Jacobs—28th April 2021

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For more poetry by Nechumelle Jacobs, please start here:
​http://www.myrtlerising.com/blog/faced-with-grace-a-heartfelt-experience-captured-in-poetry-by-nechumelle-jacobs

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