Tag: Lag B’Omer
Israeli Chief Rabbis Tell Celebrants to Not Visit Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer Holiday
The mountain has been especially targeted by Hezbollah rockets and drones due to a nearby military base.
Minister Meir Porush Walks Back Resignation
Porush said he could not carry out his responsibilities because of clashes with the Religious Affairs Ministry and the National Center for the Development of Holy Sites.
Year After Mt. Meron Disaster, Lag Ba’Omer Ends Without Serious Incidents
There were about 130,000 revelers at Mt. Meron, instead of the usual 500,000.
Preparing for Rashbi
Construction work ahead of the Lag B'omer festival, at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, in Meron.
2 Engineers Arrested in Mt. Meron Tragedy
The Police’s Internal Affairs has already announced it will probe the police’s conduct.
State Comptroller Launches Special Probe into Mt. Meron Disaster
“This is an event that could have been prevented and it is now up to us to examine how this event could have been prevented,” stated the State Comptroller.
Israeli Emergency-Service Workers in Meron on Lag B’Omer: ‘It was Apocalyptic’
“There were bodies piled up on top of each other—some of the people were alive, and some of them were already dead. I have never seen anything like this before,” said Itzik Itach, a senior volunteer paramedic and logistics director of the Jerusalem area for Rescuers Without Borders.
300 Arrested After Storming Meron on Lag Ba’Omer
At some point, violent rioting began, including the throwing of rocks and other objects at the police, as well as forceful resistance to the police’s instructions.to leave the scene.
Lag B’Omer: Who Was Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai?
Join us as we re-examine the stories of this Talmudic scholar – and never think of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, or Lag BaOmer the same way again.
BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES? – PULL UP A CHAIR [audio]
The real truth you can find from the bonfire inside of you!
The Tamar Yonah Show – Will Trump Push for a PLO Fatah State? [audio]
Will Trump press PM Netanyahu to agree to a PLO Fatah state?
Chalakeh (Upsherin)
Chassidim (and other Jews) have a custom of not giving boys a haircut until they reach three years old.
The Modern Jewish Home – Your Outdoor Feast, and Lag B’Omer! [audio]
Make this Lag B'omer holiday really special for the family!
Police Arrest Groom for Allegedly Praying on Temple Mount
He may have violated the Muslim-ordained prohibition against a Jew uttering a prayer to God.
Preparing for Lag B’Omer
Chareidi children build a big bonfire for tonight's upcoming celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in Jerusalem.
Lag B'Pmer commemorates the Yartzheit, the...
Lag B’Omer in Meron, Israeli Arabs Finding Their Identity, French Jews on Their Way...
Yishai and Malkah talk about Lag B'Omer in Meron, Israeli Arabs finding their identity, and French Jews leaving France en masse to preserve their identity.
On the Air in the Air with Chassidim on the Way to Meron
Yishai interviews new Oleh Chaim Messer along with Hassidim on their way to Meron for Lag B'Omer.
Lag B’Omer Fires in UN Compound
Nine cars caught fire in the UN compound in Jerusalem, according to a report in Times of Israel.
In the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood, firefighting crews...
Tunisia to Jews: Keep Coming to Djerba for Lag B’Omer
The annual Jewish Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to the oldest synagogue in Africa should be maintained as a symbol of Tunisian openness, according to Tunisia’s tourism minister on Tuesday, yet the increase in fundamentalist Salafi Islamic political rule threatens to drive out the remaining Jews of Djerba.