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. May 14, 2017 8:45 am
500,000 expected at Mount Meron for Lag b’Omer Among the events said to have taken place on Lag b’Omer is the revelation of the Zohar, a book revealing the secrets of Kabbalah, by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a disciple of Rabbi Akiva who is buried on Mount Meron. May 6, 2015 4:54 pm
Lag b’Omer bonfires burn out of control in Israel Bonfires lit throughout Israel to mark Lag b’Omer burned out of control, stranding thousands of celebrants in the northern Israeli town of Meron. April 28, 2013 1:58 pm
