Meron Preps for Lag B’Omer
Preparations are underway for mass Lag B'Omer celebrations at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, a village in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Safed. Hundreds of thousands of Jews make a pilgrimage to the site. A highlight is the custom to perform the upsherin. Photos
Preparations are underway for mass Lag B'Omer celebrations at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, a village in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Safed. Hundreds of thousands of Jews make a pilgrimage to the site. A highlight is the custom to perform the upsherin. Photos
