Lag B’Omer

Officials in Israel say heat wave makes it too dangerous to hold holiday bonfires

Municipalities have banned the fires traditionally lit on Lag b'Omer, recalling how dangerous weather claimed the lives of 10 Israeli teens last week.

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Tunisia to seek World Heritage status for Djerba island, site of Jewish pilgrimage

Some 3,000 pilgrims attended this year's Jewish pilgrimage to the island, and were guarded by tight security in the wake of attacks and threats of attacks.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims mark Lag b’Omer in Meron

Mount Meron is the burial place of grave of Jewish Kabbalist and mystic Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a popular pilgrimage site for the holiday.

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Israelis warned against visiting Tunisia in advance of traditional Lag b’Omer rite

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On Lag B’Omer in Israel, hundreds injured, forest fires rage and cats are threatened

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New lawmaker vows to end Jewish prayer ban on Temple Mount

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Israel issues travel warning for Tunisia ahead of Lag b’Omer pilgrimage

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Palestinians injured in Nablus clashes over Jewish pilgrimage

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500,000 expected at Mount Meron for Lag b’Omer

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Tunisia increases security for Lag b’Omer celebration in Djerba

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