Hundreds of thousands of Jews from across Israel and abroad streamed into the mountaintop town of Meron in northern Israel to celebrate Lag B’Omer at the tomb of Talmudic Sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai ...

Lag B’Omer revelry returned in full swing to Mount Meron Thursday as tens of thousands of revelers packed the mountain tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to the brim come nightfall, singing and dancing ...

ousands of pilgrims traveled to Meron in northern Israel to mark the start of Lag B’Omer. Mount Meron is the burial place of grave of Jewish Kabbalist and mystic Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a popular ...

BERGENFIELD, New Jersey -- At least four Americans killed in the stampede in Israel during the holiday of Lag Ba'Omer have ties to the Tri-State area, according to ABC News. Among the victims ...

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The traditional Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Meron and the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai last night, which attracted more than 50,000 persons including many tourists, was marred by a fire at the tomb in ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather near a bonfire as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag b’Omer in Bnei Brak, Israel, May 6, 2015. (Photo: Reuters) For the second year in a row, Israelis cannot light a ...