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Report: Fake Tickets Industry Could Cause Next Mt. Meron Disaster

Criminal elements are pocketing thousands of shekels while creating unexpected pressure on each shift of celebrants the police will allow in.

Mt. Meron Disaster Committee Recommends Ministerial Control, Crowd Limits, Ban on Illegitimate Organizations

Steps must be taken to ensure that there is no excessive density in the mountain area and at key points of interest there."

2 Hours before Meron Tragedy, Holy Places Administrator Warned About Police Incompetence

Mt. Meron is extra-territorial, it is an autonomy over which the state has no control.

The Tragedy on Mt. Meron, Lag B’Omer 1911

"The zealots of Tsfat hung the blame for the great disaster on the mixing of men and women in Meron and imposed a ban on women's visits to Mt. Meron on Lag B'Omer.

Israel Bans Lag B’Omer Bonfires Outside Strictly Designated Areas

Bonfires will be permitted on Lag B'Omer in areas that have been prepared for this purpose by the local municipalities with the approval of the National Fire and Rescue Authority.

Lag B’Omer: Who Was Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai?

Join us as we re-examine the stories of this Talmudic scholar – and never think of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, or Lag BaOmer the same way again.

BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES? – PULL UP A CHAIR [audio]

The real truth you can find from the bonfire inside of you!

Lag B’Omer Celebrations in Full Swing at Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in...

This holiday is especially cherished in Israel, where thousands of bonfires are lit on the evening of the holiday to commemorate the huge light brought into the world by the mystical teachings of the great sage.

The Fire of Kabbalah & A Political Firestorm

(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Fire in the hole! First, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to discuss the fire of God’s anger...

Tens of Thousands Rejoice in Lag B’Omer Celebration at Rashbi’s Tomb on Mt. Meron...

Thousands upon thousands of Jews celebrated Lag B'Omer at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai with song and dance and heartfelt prayer.

The Curious Customs of Lag B’Omer [photos]

The mysterious customs and origins of this mystical holiday.

Preparing for Lag B’Omer

Chareidi children build a big bonfire for tonight's upcoming celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in Jerusalem. Lag B'Pmer commemorates the Yartzheit, the...

What Makes the IDF Special; the Lag BaOmer Victory; Rescue in Nepal; and Crazy...

The Israel Defense Force is not like other armies, says Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan, who spoke at the Israel Law Center's "Towards a New Law of War" conference. Then, why do we light bonfires on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer? Historian and author Rabbi Ken Spiro, senior lecturer and researcher for Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminars and the JerusalemU, tells Yishai that the victory of Lag BaOmer is the victory of Torah over Roman paganism, and therefore is a continuation of the victory of the Maccabees over the anti-Jewish edicts of the Greeks. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Yossi Fraenkel, operations officer of the International Unit at ZAKA -- the Israeli emergency response team that specializes in rescue and body identification and extraction -- to talk about his organization's efforts in Nepal, following the earthquake. Finally, a political bomb shell: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who resigned Monday, just quit the coalition negotiations and will become part of the opposition. Yishai is joined by VOI's political correspondent Raoul Wootliff to discuss the move.

Bonfire of the Vanities

How are they going to light marshmallows with that thing?

Lag B’Omer Fires in UN Compound

Nine cars caught fire in the UN compound in Jerusalem, according to a report in Times of Israel. In the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood, firefighting crews...

Lag B’Omer Trivia

Some Lag BaOmer trivia you may not know.

Pittsburgher Rebbe In L.A.

With bows and arrows, and around a bonfire, parents and children joined the Pittsburgher Rebbe on Lag B’Omer in joyously singing “Bar Yochai,” “V’amartem” and “Amar Rabbi Akiva.” Rabbis, teachers and members of the Los Angeles Jewish community – with their spouses – joined the celebration.

Rejoicing Proud Jews: Reflections on Lag B’Omer

The victory of the Jewish idea is celebrated on Lag B'Omer. It fits neatly between Israeli Independence Day and Yom Yerushalayim. These three days are all driven by the same spirit: the liberation of Jewish peoplehood, the return to the land, and the reemergence of authentic Jewish culture.

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