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Lag B’Omer bonfires
Thousands of orthodox Jews gather at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, on Mt. Meron in Israel's northern Galillee, in traditional celebration of the Jewish Holiday of Lag Ba'omer, early Tuesday morning, May 22, 2019. Lag Ba'omer is celebrated to commemorate the day a plague ended in which thousands of students of Rabbi Akiba, a Talmudic scholar, died. This holiday is traditionally celebrated by the lighting of bonfires and festivities. Mt. Meron is the location for the central event of the evening, attracting approximately 40,000 celebrators every year. Photo By: Gil Eliyahu-JINIPIX
May 10, 2020, 9:17 am
Israel bans traditional bonfires for Lag b’Omer
Jewish festival which begins on Monday will not feature traditional bonfires marking 33 days since the start of Pesach 
By JTA
Fire fighters extinguish a forests fire near Kibbutz Harel, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Israeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave. Photo by: JINIPIX
May 26, 2019, 7:25 pm
Over 1,000 fires extinguished throughout Israel
Israel’s National Fire and Rescue Services announced that thousands of people had been evacuated form their homes
By JTA
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