Revelers openly defy firefighters trying to extinguish unlawful bonfires as festivities bounce back after wartime closure; ...

Tens of thousands of joyful revelers gathered on Mount Meron Thursday night for the traditional Lag B’Omer celebration at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The festive event was in full swing, ...

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A Haredi man was indicted for damaging security infrastructure on Israel’s Mount Meron ahead of the Lag B’Omer festivities.The post Measures taken to prevent another disaster at Meron pilgrimage appea ...

The Boyaner Rebbe Rabbi Nachum Dov Brayer lights the main bonfire on Mt. Meron on Lag B’Omer, May 18, 2022. Israel is holding a mass casualty drill in advance of the upcoming Lag B’Omer ...

This ability, to see the good even in something that appears faulty, is what God demanded of Moses before he could redeem ...

The deadliest fire in Israel’s history struck Mount Carmel in 2010. Forty-four lives were lost—prison guards, firefighters, ...

Lag Ba’omer teaches respect, resilience, and unity, urging Israel to embrace humility and shared memory amid division.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance around a bonfire during Lag BaOmer celebrations at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews ...

Hundreds in Crown Heights joined the Lag B'Omer bonfire with joyous singing and dancing in the merit of the Yartzeit of Rabi ...