Jews around Israel gather to light bonfires in celebration of the Lag Ba'Omer holiday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Bonfires burned brightly Wednesday night as Jews around Israel gathered to celebrate the Lag Ba'Omer holiday.The holiday – observed between Passover and Shavuot – falls on Iyar 18, or the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer.Many Jews celebrate with bonfires and barbecues.Lag Ba’omer also marks the end of second-century deadly plague, which killed tens of thousands of Rabbi Akiva’s students.The holiday commemorates the anniversary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai’s death, a student of Rabbi Akiva who is buried on Mount Meron near Safed.Judy Siegel-Itzkovich contributed to this report.
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