Emor/Lag Baomer

Parshat Emor and Lag Ba'Omer: Walk in Fields of Gold

This coming Sunday is the joyous holiday of Lag Baomer, when we reach the 33rd day of the counting of the omer. That means that we are more than half-way towards the whole receiving of the Torah thing, however you choose to think about it. People usually celebrate on this day by having a picnic outside in open fields. Many Jewish schools take students for a field trip that day to a field! Some others choose to get a haircut that day, usually by a respectable hairdresser, not on a certain hill in Tzfat, Israel (Josh-DON'T DO IT!).

Rituals, such as counting the omer, help us to communicate with ourselves and with God. Back in the day, it used to be through sacrifices, which I am not such a fan of, as many of you know. But in this week's parshah, there was one type of sacrifice which intrigued me. It combined the fruits of the vineyard with the "fruits" of the field, such as barley or wheat. So, I felt inspired to make a special Lag Ba'omer/Emor shot recipe (don't worry: it's not 33 shots!! I would never recommend that kind of behaviour. But, if you happened to have about 10 people over and everyone had 3 shots each, and then 3 people had 3 additional ones, that would be above and beyond!)

Lag Ba'Omer: 33 shot recipe:

-shot of tequila
-3 grapes
-sprinkle of beer

procedure:

-put a sprinkle of beer on one of your wrists
-drink the shot of tequila
-eat the 3 grapes

Have a meaningful Lag Ba'Omer!