Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba’omer, a state inquiry committee decided on Thursday that only one central bonfire will take place at the gravesite complex of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mt. Meron ...

Watch live: Thousands celebrate Lag Ba'Omer in Meron Lag B'Omer festivities kick off with the bonfire lighting by the Boyaner Rebbe at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern ...

Magen David Adom reported that no unusual incidents occurred during the Lag Ba’Omer events and the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) celebrations in Meron, except for two cases of children who were ...

A crush during a religious celebration at Israel’s Mount Meron killed at least 45 worshipers Friday. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people had crowded onto the mountain to celebrate the Lag B’Omer ...

Around 33 people were hospitalized in minor conditions during the Lag Ba'omer celebrations at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Thursday night, Magen David Adom (MDA) confirmed. MDA treated and ...