Articles in "Lag Ba'omer"

Commission of Inquiry Holds Netanyahu Responsible for Israel’s Worst Civilian Disaster

A state commission of inquiry investigating Israel's worst civilian disaster held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally responsible ...

Israel Celebrates Lag B’Omer

Lag B'Omer marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a second century sage whose works continue to serve as the ...

Minister Overseeing Annual Meron Pilgrimage Rescinds Resignation

United Torah Judaism lawmaker Rabbi Meir Porush rescinded on Sunday his resignation as Minister of Jerusalem and Israel Tradition after ...

Netanyahu, Senior Officials Receive Warning Letters Following Mt. Meron Disaster

The special stated-appointed committee that investigated the disaster on Log Ba'Omer at Mount Meron dispatched warning letters to a long ...

Mysticism and Miracles at Mount Meron

By: Sheri Oz/TPS The date was April 30, 1945. The place was Mount Meron in Israel’s Galilee region, the burial site of a number of ...

Year After Disaster, Lag Ba’Omer Ends Without Serious Incidents

The Lag Ba'Omer celebrations across Israel on Wednesday night ended without significant incidents or injuries, a year after 45 people were ...

Israel Marks National Day of Mourning Following Death of 45 at Mt. Meron

Israel marked a national day of mourning on Sunday following the death of 45 Jewish worshippers during the Lag BaOmer festivities at Mount ...

Israel Mourns Death of 44 Worshippers at Mt. Meron

Israel is in shock and dismay following the death of 44 and the injuring of some 150 people during Lag BaOmer festivities at Mount Meron on ...

300 Arrested After Storming Meron on Lag Ba’Omer

The police arrested some 300 Ultra-Orthodox Jews on Tuesday who stormed Mount Meron to celebrate Lag Ba'Omer at the site, although it was ...

Israel Bans Bonfires Ahead of Lag Ba’Omer

The government has issued a blanket ban on the lighting of bonfires at all locations in the country on Lag Ba'Omer as part of its efforts ...