lag baomer

London firefighters scold British synagogue for lighting holiday bonfire indoors

The video showed a fire raging inside Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel, a haredi Orthodox synagogue in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish neighborhood of London.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
19/05/2023
 El Ghriba synagogue Djerba

Tunisia synagogue attack may bolster Saied's bid to maintain Western aid

The West may aim to bolster Tunisian security without relinquishing its criticism over the Saied Administration’s political direction.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
11/05/2023

Ukraine's Jews celebrate Lag Ba'Omer in different ways

"The state of war continues to greatly challenge the Jewish routine... [we will] continue to preserve both the communities and the Jewish year cycle."

10/05/2023

5 killed in shooting near Lag Ba'omer fest at ancient synagogue in Tunisia

Thousands of Jewish pilgrims arrive to the island of Djerba every year for Lag Ba'omer festivities.

09/05/2023

14 times more air pollution in Ramle from Lag Ba'Omer bonfires

The Environmental Protection Ministry has called on Israelis to refrain from lighting these fires and asked them to celebrate in other ways due to their negative environmental impact.

Lag Ba'omer: Tens of thousands ascend Mount Meron

Massive police forces, firefighters, civilian ushers and medical volunteers are on the scene to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the celebrations.

Two years after disaster, Israel Police prepare for Meron pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to come to the town of Meron, but several measures have been put in place to avoid overcrowding and overloading of infrastructure.

Lag Ba'Omer bonfires and financial wedding bliss

What does loving your neighbor have to do with investing and personal finance?

By AARON KATSMAN
06/05/2023
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