Questions & answers
for Lag Baomer
1) Where is Kever Rashbi located ?
According to R. Menachem Hachevroni (14th century) in Kfar Chananya
(15 km. south of Meron)
2) When was Rashbi niftar ?
According to the Chida there is no Mokor that he was niftar on Lag Baomer
3) Who wrote the Zohar ?
According to the Yavetz it was R. Moishe d'Leon
4) What day did the Talmidei R. Akiva stop dying?
According to vast majority of Poskim, they did not stop dying on
Lag Baomer.
5) How many Talmidim of R. Akiva died between Pesach &Shavuos
?
The Gemoro (Yevamos 62) says 12,000 pairs of Talmidim.
The Medrash says, it was only 300 Talmidim.
6) What did they die from?
The Gemoro says they all died with a desease called Askera.
According to Harav Hagaon Y. Henkin zt"l the Gemoro uses a
code
for getting killed by the Romans.
7) How can you bring nachas to Rashbi (guaranteed) ?
The Shoel Umeishiv ( 5 - 39) writes " if you distribute the money to
Aniyei Eretz Yisroel instead of spending it to go to his Kever etc.,
he guarantees Rashbi will have much more Nachas Ruach.