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Lag B’Omer
May 17, 2023, 10:52 am
Fire Brigade advises ‘don’t light bonfire indoors’ after synagogue lights bonfire indoors
Main Charedi synagogue on Golders Green Road celebrated Lag B'Omer indoors because it was raining
By
Michelle Rosenberg
May 16, 2023, 4:13 pm
FLAMING MORONS: Golders Green synagogue holds Lag BaOmer bonfire celebration INDOORS
WATCH: Flames three-feet high, lit by Rabbi Dovid Halpern, brother of Rabbi Chaim Halpern, soar inside the main Charedi synagogue on Golders Green Road as children watch on.
By
Michelle Rosenberg
May 24, 2022, 11:20 am
Kisharon kids celebrate Lag B’Omer with barbecue at Tuffkid nursery
Feast marking the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer with meal and warnings about the danger of fire
By
Toby Porter
May 19, 2022, 11:43 am
Pilgrims return to Mount Meron for the first time since the Lag B’Omer disaster
A Hebrew calendar year after last April's horrific stampede that killed 45 men and boys, the celebrations pass peacefully
By
Michael Daventry
June 21, 2021, 9:44 am
Israel announces probe into Mount Meron stampede
There was criticism of safety measures after April's tragedy, the worst civilian disaster in the country's history, left 45 people dead
By
Michael Daventry
May 3, 2021, 7:46 pm
Pope Francis mourns Meron victims
Catholic leader said during his address, 'with sadness, I express my closeness to the people of Israel for the incident on Mount Meron'
By
JTA
May 3, 2021, 3:46 pm
Chief Rabbi leads moving ceremony to mourn Lag B’Omer tragedy victims
Crush at the event in northern Israel was the 'very opposite of what should have happened', Chief Rabbi Mirvis said, as he led the community in tribute to the 45 dead
By
Jewish News Reporter
From the Web
April 30, 2021, 7:17 pm
Manchester man Moshe Bergman among the 45 Mount Meron victims
The 24-year-old, who attended last week's fateful Lag B'Omer celebrations, was studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem
By
Jewish News Reporter
April 30, 2021, 11:52 am
For Britons, the parallels with Hillsborough are clear
The same questions will be asked of the Israeli police after the tragedy at Mount Meron
By
Michael Daventry
April 30, 2021, 11:51 am
‘Devastating scenes’: Boris Johnson sends condolences after Lag B’Omer tragedy
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoke of the 'devastating scenes' in Israel after dozens were crushed to death in a stampede.
By
Jewish News Reporter
April 30, 2021, 5:37 am
Dozens crushed to death in Lag B’Omer stampede
‘The deceased’s cellphones are constantly ringing’, rescuers say as at least 45 people are confirmed dead
By
Michael Daventry
May 15, 2020, 11:07 am
Charedi leaders condemn ‘flagrant breach’ of lockdown with Lag B’Omer bonfires
Senior rabbis in Stamford Hill described the scenes as 'completely unacceptable' in a rare open criticism of the community's actions
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