Editor’s note: Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews were killed in a stampede on April 29, 2021, while celebrating Lag B’Omer in the city of Meron in northern Israel. As details of the horrific incident are ...

This article originally appeared on Kveller. What do bonfires, weddings and carob have in common? They’re all connected to the holiday of Lag b’Omer. While you may have never heard of this holiday, ...

This year, Lag B'Omer falls on April 29-30 Lag B'Omer is a day when mourning practices are partially lifted Parades, bonfires and shooting bows and arrows are typical on this day Lag B'Omer is a ...

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The celebration marks the end of an ancient plague and of the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, a mystical text of the Torah. The mystic asked that his passing be marked with joy.

In what it described as a painful but necessary move, the government has canceled the annual Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Meron in the Galilee for fear of rockets from Lebanon. Now, critics warn that an ...

Lag B’omer, essentially a festive break during the solemn 49-day period between Passover and Shavuout, occurs on the 33rd day of the count of the Omer. This year, it takes place on the evening of May ...

Lag B’Omer is a day of joy. And, like most Jewish holidays, food is part of the celebration. Lag B’Omer takes place on the 33rd day of the count of the Omer, which coincides with 18 Iyar. This year, ...