Upsherin
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Upsherin, Upsheren, Opsherin or Upsherinish is a first haircut ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Judaism. It is typically held when a boy turns th
Upsherin celebration by Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick
Upsherin, 1992
Upsherin, 1992
A rabbi performs the traditional first haircut on a three-year-old boy in Meron on Lag BaOmer 1970.
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, i
Entrance to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Mark (behind blue fence) over cave in which Rabbi Eleazar bar Shimon is buried. This main hall is divided in half in order to separate between men and women.
"Tomb of Simeon ben Yochai" / Nearby ruins popularly believed to be his study house.