Mount Meron
Mount Meron
The grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a holy site on Mount Meron in northern Israel on June 17, 2021, two months after 45 people were killed in a stampede. Photo by Yaron Blustein/TPS
Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron
The Boyan's Hassidic leader prays after lighting the first bonfire, the symbol of the holiday, at Mount Meron during the celebration of Lag BaOmer, the Jewish holiday which commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Meron, May 22, 2019. Photo by Kobi Richter/TPS *** Local Caption *** האדמו"ר מבויאן מממש את זכות ...
Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron
Jews at Mount Meron lighting candles at the celebration of Lag BaOmer, the Jewish holiday which commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Meron, May 22, 2019. Photo by Eitan Elhadez/TPS