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Bonfires to be banned nationwide during Lag B’omer
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Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy runs near a giant bonfire, during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, April 28, 2013. (Yaakov Naumi/ Flash90)
Local fire department chief Eyal Caspi signs an order banning bonfires throughout Israel during Lag B’Omer.
The ban on lighting bonfires, a custom during the Jewish holiday, will be in effect from tomorrow morning until Friday evening, though they will be permitted in some authorized areas. Lag B’Omer begins Wednesday night.
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