The West Hempstead community came together for a Lag B’Omer celebration barbecue at Hempstead Lake State Park on Tuesday, May ...

Mable the sheep gave birth to a lamb during a Jewish celebration of Lag B'Omer at Congregation Ariel in Dunwoody, much to the surprise of the attendees. The post Surprise twist: Lag B’Omer event in ...

Lag B’Omer at Cheder Chabad of Baltimore was nothing short of extraordinary, as hundreds gathered for a powerful rally and ...

(JTA) — In late April, police in London and Chicago broke up splashy Jewish weddings that far exceeded the number of people allowed under social distancing rules. Since then, no weddings have made the ...

Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn's annual Lag B’Omer Festival was an overwhelming success, bringing together more than 3,000 ...

This article originally appeared on Kveller. What do bonfires, weddings and carob have in common? They’re all connected to the holiday of Lag b’Omer. While you may have never heard of this holiday, ...

The post Pilgrims skirt police checkpoints near Mount Meron as thousands said to be at site despite Lag B’Omer limits ...

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Israel's National Fire and Rescue Authority on Monday urged the public to refrain from lighting bonfires for the Lag B’Omer ...

Clare Martin they will ‘stay strong’ in the face of antisemitic terrorists, as the Metropolitan Police ramps up resources to ...

The pilgrimage to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's grave is rooted in a longing for the transcendent – calls for violence come from ...

Editor’s note: Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews were killed in a stampede on April 29, 2021, while celebrating Lag B’Omer in the city of Meron in northern Israel. As details of the horrific incident are ...