There is immense holiness on the day of Lag BeOmer it is important not to underestimate the potential of the day and to utilize it to the fullest. Especially this year when there is a plague. On this day of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai’s hilula, we are given the opportunity to have supernatural miracles and wonders for ourselves our families our nation, and the world as a whole! This is especially so when combined with Teshuvah (returning and making a relationship with Hashem)

The Zohar tells us of a time when Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai came to the city Lod, which had a plague.  Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai asked “Could it be that both the plague and I be present in the city together?” Suddenly, a voice from the heavens proclaimed “Ashrei (praiseworthy) is Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai who has such power to annul a decree by Hashem”.

Anyone who is needs to get married, or is ill (mentally or physically) or those lacking jobs, needing parnasah, or need shalom bayit (marital bliss), People wanting to connect to Hashem, understand the Torah and its secrets, or any negative situation one may be struggling through could see big salvations. Outright miracles and wonders on this day are normal!  Some say that the Et Ratzon now will be even bigger than every other year since most people can not go to Miron and therefore do misirus nefesh to celebrate this day to elevate the soul of Rabbi Shimon it will be as if He gives gifts to all those who pray to Hashem and connect to Hashem in his merit.

How? Why?

Tzfas Emes says that it is a larger merit to learn a Tzadik’s teachings than to go to his gravesite. Studying from a Tzadik’s teachings has a bigger impact on a person’s soul and the soul of the Tzadik (which is what keeps him alive in this world) thus creating a deeper bond between a one and the Tzadik. Therefore much abundance of blessings comes to the world and especially to the person.

One should invest in prayer on a deeper level with meditations on this day.

The gematria of SHIMON BAR YOCHAI 915 is the same numerical value as תשובה זה טובה בעיני ‘ה.  (repentance is good in the eyes of Hashem!) this teaches us...