United Hatzalah volunteers in the crowd on Mt. Meron. United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer-based EMS organization, has completed all its operational and logistical preparations for medical ...

Israeli medical officials said Friday that a stampede broke out during the Jewish religious festival of Lag BaOmer in the country’s northern region, killing at least 44 and injuring at least 150. The ...

Why Is Lag BaOmer Celebrated? Lag BaOmer is celebrated for two different reasons. One is the end of a deadly plague that is believed to have killed a whopping 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva Ben Yosef.

The Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer falls in May 2025, and it's one of the most festive days in the Hebrew calendar. If you see a lot of Jewish celebrants at bonfires and street fairs—or hosting big ...