Dry winds expected to make for dangerous Lag Ba’omer
Kabbalistic holiday traditionally marked by setting large bonfires
View ArticleSeven injured during Lag Ba’omer celebrations
Canister explodes in bonfire in Beitar Illit
View ArticleFire, rain and a rocket accompany Lag Ba’omer festivities across country
Hundreds of thousands celebrate with bonfires and visits to Mount Meron; about 150 require medical treatment
View ArticleMonths after completing NIS 1.5 million pathways, state to tear them down
Temporary structures were built based on religious strictures
View ArticleBiriya, forest everlasting
In 1945, the British tried to destroy this Galilee outpost — their first and only attempt to wipe a Jewish settlement off the map. They failed, and Biriya grows on
View ArticleThousands gather at Meron for Lag B’Omer celebrations
Police, firefighters and medical teams dispersed throughout site
View ArticleLag B’Omer takes its fiery toll
500 receive treatment in Meron celebrations; 600 fires break out in 24 hours nationwide; record-breaking air pollution monitored
View Article300,000 head to Mount Meron for Lag B’Omer celebrations
50 people treated so far for injuries suffered during festivities
View Article300 treated at Mount Meron during Lag B’Omer celebrations
100,000 people converge on site for Jewish holiday marking kabbalist sage’s death
View ArticleThrongs to mob tomb, set country on fire for holiday
Hundreds of thousands expected at Meron burial site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, as others mark Lag B’Omer with bonfires
View Article92 injured in Lag B’Omer revelries on Mount Meron
Police estimate 60,000 people participated in celebration of minor holiday, marked with bonfires, at Galilee tomb
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