Lag baomer

A proposal for a Zionist counting of the Omer, a purposeful reflection on the significance of just a few of the anniversaries, commemorations, and celebrations in the weeks ahead.

In line with recommendations of the Meron Committee, one central bonfire will be light at the tomb, with additional bonfires for religious study.

While Lag Ba'omer is five months away, the committee members wrote that they felt the matter was urgent and brought it to Netanyahu's attention.

The inquiry has questioned top political officials, all of whom had been holding their breath about whether the inquiry would place the blame on them during an election season.

The commission was established in mid-2021 following the death of 45 men and boys on April 30, 2021, in a mass crush on Mount Meron, the site of the tomb of Talmudic sage Shimon Bar Yochai.

When officials see those tactics work, why would they even bother trying to fix the problems that plague Israel? Why would they bother trying to solve some of the decades-old challenges Israel faces?

More than a year after 45 families lost loved ones on Mount Meron, there is still nobody able to stand up and say, “I’m sorry, I was partially to blame.”

Warning letters could be the beginning of a legal process against the former prime minister, minister of public security and police chief Shabtai.

The commission of inquiry is looking into top officials who had a potential wide view of problems leading to the disaster which killed 45 people.

Women and children at the scene were evacuated by police after extremist Haredim began violently rioting.