Lag B’Omer marks the 33rd day of the Omer and commemorates the anniversary of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai’s departure from this world. In Kabbalah, this is not just a date on the calendar—it’s a window of powerful spiritual opportunity. The kabbalists teach that when a righteous soul leaves the world, the full spectrum of Light they revealed in their lifetime becomes available for us to connect with.
Think about that for a moment: all the wisdom, the transformation, the energy they cultivated—it doesn’t disappear. It becomes accessible. Usable.
Lag B’Omer isn’t just a commemoration. It’s an active window of time.
This window comes to us in the middle of the Omer—a time that’s often spiritually intense and personally confronting. And it arrives like a breath, a break, an infusion of possibility. It reminds us that even in the midst of inner work and refinement, there is Light. It’s also a reminder that the Light isn’t something we receive passively; it is something we consciously choose to express. To move from darkness to Light, we have to make a profound choice to create positivity and to see possibility. So often throughout our lives, we fall into the trap of thinking that blessings are things we either get or don’t get, and when we don’t get them, suddenly we start to think:
Things just don’t work out for me
I should give up.
It’s all just too hard/I don’t have time/What will they think…
Choosing Light over darkness means releasing this negativity and remembering that the Creator is always available, the Light is always available, but we are the ones who must make the connection. The kabbalists tell us that Lag B’Omer is one of the most important days in the year to awaken blessings, so the question becomes: How do we participate in the process?
Here are three ways that you can begin to co-create with the Light during Lag B’Omer—and every day:
Ask for a Sign
When we ask for a sign, we’re saying: I’m open, I’m listening. I’m willing. Show me what I can’t yet see. Signs are the Light’s way of guiding us through intuition, synchronicity, and even disruption. Ask for a sign related to something you desire or are uncertain about. Be open to the answer—it could come as a song on the radio, a suggestion from a friend, or an idea that you’ve never had before. It may not be what you expect, but it will be what you need.
Build Your Vessel
Blessings need a space to land. Think of them like water—if you’re trying to fill a cracked cup or a cup that’s already full, you can’t hold anything new. Creating a vessel means doing the spiritual and practical work to make room for what you say you want. If the thing I’m praying for arrived today, would I be ready to receive it? What needs to shift—in my habits, schedule, mindset, or environment—to be ready?
Focus on What You Want to Experience, Not on What You Want to Have
Desire is most powerful when it’s rooted in emotion, not material outcome. If you want a relationship, is it really about the person, or is it about feeling loved, seen, and supported? Ask yourself what emotion you’re truly chasing. Security? Freedom? Joy? Purpose? Then, start creating that experience now. When you generate the feeling, the form it takes will align.
Ask yourself today: What do I really desire from life?
There is no more powerful time to take a moment and think about it. We all have desires, we have dreams and goals, and there are things we want to do. We have all kinds of to-do lists, from the daily to the professional to the existential. We spend our days at our jobs, we have responsibilities and hobbies, we create things, we love people, and the way we spend each minute is the way we ultimately spend our lives. Our purpose is to transform, and when we use our true desires as a means to fulfill that purpose, we are on our way to living our most fulfilled, expressed lives.
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