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Students at Scheck Hillel Community School in south Florida celebrated Lag B'Omer while commemorating the tragedy in Meron, Israel. (Greg Feldman)

At Jewish day schools, principals struggle with how to celebrate Lag b’Omer and commemorate the tragedy at Meron

Day school administrators said they had experience mixing joy and sadness, particularly when it comes to discussing Israel.

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As Israel buries Mount Meron victims, attention turns to what allowed deadly stampede to occur

The question of who or what is to blame has already begun to surface — and likely will be a subject of speculation and inquiries for years.

Biden offers assistance to Israel in aftermath of Lag b’Omer tragedy

The president also said the U.S. government was tracking information about American casualties.

Idaho and West Virginia pass anti-Israel boycott laws

‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’: For Orthodox Jews, a night of festivity and healing becomes an unspeakable tragedy

Mourners gather during the funeral of one of those who died in a stampede during the Jewish religious festival of Lag Ba'Omer at the Jewish Orthodox pilgrimage site of Mount Meron in Israel on April 30, 2021. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

What is Israel’s Mount Meron and why were so many Orthodox Jews gathered there for the Lag b’Omer holiday?

At least 45 Israelis reported dead in likely stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration

At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel

Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis will be the spiritual leader of Shirat Hatamar, an Orthodox synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Efrat. (Screen shot)

For the first time, a woman will lead an Israeli Orthodox synagogue

A joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day service, co-hosted by the Parents Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace and held virtually this year, has sparked heated debate in Israel. (Screen shot)

A group of bereaved Israelis and Palestinians hopes to transcend hate while mourning. They have their critics.

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