Revelers openly defy firefighters trying to extinguish unlawful bonfires as festivities bounce back after wartime closure; sex offender rabbi Berland lights formal bonfire ...

During Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron, Haredi revelers shout at firefighters trying to extinguish an illegal bonfire at the site.“Get out of here!” shouts a young man as a group crowds around ...

Police said set to allow 63,000 celebrants at a time for Thursday's event at the site, where 45 died in 2021 crowd crush ...

Watch live as hundreds of thousands of Jews from all walks of life celebrate Lag B'Omer together in Meron at the Kever 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, supported by ...

Just hours before the main Hilula event kicks off, Dov Ber Hechtman, official photographer for the Hilula of Rashbi in Meron, ...

The Israel Dog Unit (IDU) carried out four successful search-and-rescue missions this week, three of which took place in the Meron region. The area of northern Israel between Hazor Haglilit ...

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 ...

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 ...

During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their ...

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