At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed an investigation and announced a national day of mourning on Sunday.
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.
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.
