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A MAN looks at a Lag Ba’omer bonfire on Saturday night in Jerusalem. The joy and warmth of Lag Ba’Omer stand in stark contrast to the pain and sorrow of the past months, the writer notes.

Lag Ba’Omer is a beacon of unity amid the trials of our time

By TZILI SCHNEIDER

Heavy industry air pollution (illustartion)

Air pollution during pregnancy linked to low birth weights, according to an Israeli meta-analysis

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

HOME MADE ice tea.

In the Kitchen with Henny: Lag Ba’omer picnic

Bonfires and a marathon of talks: Rabbi Yoel Pinto bringing light to Israel

By David Berger

Police push back Jews who tried to enter the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, in Meron. May 26, 2024.

Lag Ba'Omer: Police work to remove pilgrims from Mount Meron amid rocket threat

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dance around a bonfire as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the city of Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2017

Think twice before lighting a bonfire: How to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer safely and differently

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police at the Kotel, in protest of Women of the Wall’s Rosh Hodesh prayer service, March 4.

Can Jews ever stop arguing?

By STEWART WEISS

Star of David and yizkor candle.

When Jewish holidays can seem like too much, and meaning-making too soon

By RABBI SHIRA KOCH EPSTEIN/JTA

Rabbi Elimelech Biderman with his followers celebrate the jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, in Meron. May 9, 2023

Mount Meron Lag Ba'Omer pilgrimage cancelled due to ongoing Hezbollah conflict

Children and their parents gather around a bonfire to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer, on May 8, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

IDF recommends cancellation of Meron Lag Ba'omer event for security reasons

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gifts that spark positive thoughts and stylish Zionist mezuzah: Shopping recommendations

Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at stairs with waste on it in Mount Meron, northern Israel, following the Mount Meron tragedy. April 30, 2021.

Mount Meron disaster tragic, but also a cautionary tale

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Mourners gather at a funeral for one of the victims of the 45 deceased of the Mount Meron tragedy, Lag Ba'omer, 2021.

Meron Disaster Commission finds Netanyahu, police, and officials responsible for catastrophe

By MICHAEL STARR

Children and their parents gather around a bonfire to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer, on May 8, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

London firefighters scold British synagogue for lighting holiday bonfire indoors

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013

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

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

Ukrainian Chief Rabbinate strolling through cities of Ukraine.

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

A JUBILANT Carmel Shama Hacohen holds up a pack of diapers, as an amused Idan Raichel attempts to calm a laughing audience.

Grapevine May 10, 2023: A historic rescue operation

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Members of the security forces stand near the entrance of Ghriba synagogue, following an attack, in Djerba, Tunisia May 9, 2023, in this screen grab from a video.

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