Lag Baomer is a joyous day, a day of play and festivities. It is the custom to light bonfires and sing and dance around it. It is the custom to light bonfires and sing and dance around it. Children traditionally play with bows and arrows, competing for the farthest distance in their arrows' flight.

Why is Lag Baomer such a joyous day? There are two specific reasons.

On the day of his demise, Rabbi Shimon called his disciples to his deathbed and commanded them to commemorate the anniversary of his death with joy and laughter. Mark it as "the day of my joy," he directed. And so, ever since then, Lag Baomer has been a day of simcha, of happiness.

Chai Rotel Mashka: The Legacy

The allocation of chai rotel mashka (a specific measurement of fluid) to individuals who come to Rabbi Shimon's burial place on Lag Baomer ensures wonderful merit for the provider. There are many well-founded sources for this powerful segulah.

Rav Benzion Halberstam of Bobov (the Kedushas Zion) often told his congregants and followers about the greatness of chai rotel mashka.

In his sefer (book), Tel Yerushalayim, Rabbi Yehudah Leib Hornstein of blessed memory, wrote about two childless couples who were finally blessed with a child after they supplied chai rotel to guests at Rabbi Shimon's kever in Miron on Lag Ba'omer.

Scores of other great men and Rabbis lauded the practice of chai rotel and spoke about the many miracles attributed to the segulah.

You can earn the merit of chai rotel simply by contacting Chai Rotel Mashka Kollel Kedushas Yecheskel. There's no need to travel anywhere, no need to go out of your way. Simply send in $72 along with pertinent personal information, and the merit of the segulah will be yours.