Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is considered to possess a spark of Moses’ soul 9see Sefer Hilula D’Rashbi Lag B’Omer pg 30). However, the day of Moses’ death the 7th of Adar is marked as a day of mourning and Lag B’Omer the anniversary of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s passing is a day of celebration. Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Sperling ZT’L ZY’A (Sefer Ta’amei Minhagim U’Mikorei HaMinhagim pg.267 paragraph 1) cites a remarkable explanation, Moses was denied entry to the Land of Israel therefore the… Continue