Coronavirus strikes again: Israel bans traditional bonfires for Lag b’Omer Traditional bonfires and other events that are held yearly at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron will be canceled this year. By Marcy Oster May 7, 2020 3:56 pm
Extreme heat wave throughout Israel casts pall on Lag b’Omer bonfires Temperatures are are forecast to climb as high as 110 to 115 throughout the country after hovering in the upper 90s. May 22, 2019 2:34 pm
At least 30 injured in Lag b’Omer bonfire explosion in London Fuel placed on the wood to make it catch fire easier apparently was the cause. May 3, 2018 6:57 am
Officials in Israel say heat wave makes it too dangerous to hold holiday bonfires May 2, 2018 11:28 am
