Taking the fire out of Lag Ba'omer amid coronavirus in Israel
Just as COVID-19 put a crimp in Passover Seders, Remembrance Day grieving of bereaved families, and Independence Day celebrations, so too is it altering the Lag Ba'omer celebrations this year.
Lag Baomer bonfire. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByHERB KEINON