Posts Tagged: Lag B’Omer celebration
Israel Tightens Entry Rules at Mount Meron Lag B’Omer Festival, One Year After Tragedy
A year after the disaster at Israel’s Mount Meron that saw 45 people trampled to death, Israeli police forces rolled out new safety protocols on...
Virtual Lag B’Omer-Iftar Celebration Celebrates Jewish-Muslim Dialogue, ‘Interfaith Diplomacy’ in Gulf
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC) hosted a virtual webinar on Thursday about the importance of religious tolerance and coexistence between the Muslim and...
Israel Issues Travel Advisory for Tunisian Island of Djerba Due to Terror Threat
Israelis should stay away from the annual Lag B'Omer pilgrimage to the Tunisian island of Djerba because of concrete terrorist threats, the PMO's Counter-Terrorism Bureau...
In Israel, Lag B’Omer Inspires Memories and Mayhem
JNS.org - One of Pnina Newirth's earliest childhood memories is of a trip to Mount Meron on Lag B'Omer. But this was no ordinary...
