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 ...

College of Charleston provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. The annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel – which in 2022 falls on Wednesday night, May 18 – until recently ...

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