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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

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The bonfire lit inside Beis Midrash Beis Shmuel synagogue in London, England last week (Screenshot via Jewish News UK used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
May 17, 2023, 9:21 pm
London synagogue catches heat for lighting indoor Lag B’Omer bonfire
Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel synagogue decides to not let rainy weather get in the way of festivities
By ToI Staff
People dance near a big bonfire, during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on May19, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 20, 2022, 2:22 am
Environment Ministry reports reduced Lag B’Omer bonfire pollution
Authorities had asked public to not light customary fires due to health concerns; worst area was Jerusalem neighborhood with 7.1 times higher pollution than usual, ministry says
By ToI Staff
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near moshav Givat Ye'arim, near Jerusalem, on August 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 17, 2021, 6:42 pm
Palestinian firefighters help Israel battle Jerusalem-area blazes
Gantz, Lapid thank Ramallah as it sends 20 firefighters and four fire trucks to assist on third day of wildfires that forced thousands to flee their homes
By Aaron Boxerman
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around a bonfire during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in Bnei Brak on May 6, 2015. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
May 6, 2020, 9:03 pm
No lockdown, but ministers ban bonfires, close off Meron ahead of Lag B’Omer
Cabinet said to reject National Security Council recommendation to impose another holiday curfew next week to prevent outbreak
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around the bonfire during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, outside of Tel Aviv, on May 17, 2014. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
May 20, 2019, 7:05 pm
Ahead of heat wave, Israelis urged to hold their fire on Lag B’Omer
Fearful of forest fires, authorities issue restrictions on bonfires during this week’s holiday
By Melanie Lidman
British and Israeli flags on a bonfire that was later set ablaze on August 15, 2018 in Derry, Northern Ireland. (Screenshot: Twitter)
August 16, 2018, 7:21 pm
Israeli flags burned by Northern Irish nationalists
British Union flags also incinerated in huge bonfire in Derry, in an event deemed a ‘hate crime’ by police
By Michael Bachner
May 4, 2018, 4:37 am
What weather warning? In Jerusalem, where there’s Lag B’Omer, there’s fire
With conditions hot and dry, residents were advised to skip the traditional bonfires this year. From the looks of one park, not many listened
By Ben Sales
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance around a bonfire in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood on May 2, 2018, during celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)
May 3, 2018, 4:35 pm
Fire in all the wrong places: 7 things to know for May 3
Many agree to hold their fire for Lag B’Omer, but so-called terror kites set farmland ablaze, while Abbas continues to get toasted for his ‘history lesson’
By Joshua Davidovich
Screenshot from a video showing the burning of an Israeli flag in Mea Shearim during Lag B'Omer celebrations on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
May 30, 2016, 6:40 am
Israeli flag burned in Lag B’Omer festivities in Mea Shearim
Young child slowly torches flag to cheers and applause from audience in ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood
By ToI Staff
The faithful pray on Mount Meron on May 26, 2016as an ambulance stands by (Courtesy Magen David Adom)
May 26, 2016, 9:15 am
150 people treated for injuries at annual Lag B’Omer festival
Tens of thousands flock to Mount Meron for celebration marked by bonfires; 17 people hospitalized, two in moderate-to-serious condition
By Sue Surkes
Ultra-Orthodox Jews seen near a big bonfire, during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on May 25, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2016, 1:13 am
Thousands at Mt. Meron as Lag B’Omer bonfires lit throughout Israel
Health and fire authorities on alert to treat injuries and blazes during annual celebration
By Daniel Stieglitz
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around a bonfire during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in Bnei Brak on May 6, 2015. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
May 7, 2015, 3:18 pm
Lag B’Omer bonfires spark air pollution spike
Pollution up tenfold in parts of Bnei Brak, Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
Lag B'Omer celebrations on Mt. Meron in 2013. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
May 6, 2015, 1:06 pm
Throngs to mob tomb, set country on fire for holiday
Hundreds of thousands expected at Meron burial site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, as others mark Lag B’Omer with bonfires
By Rahel Jaskow
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around the bonfire during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, outside of Tel Aviv, on May 17, 2014. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
May 18, 2014, 1:25 pm
300 treated at Mount Meron during Lag B’Omer celebrations
100,000 people converge on site for Jewish holiday marking kabbalist sage’s death
By ToI Staff
Yoav Kenan, dircector of the project's geographic information system, at Matash's Rishon Lezion center (Photo credit: Courtesy)
May 15, 2014, 7:05 pm
High-tech system predicts — and prevents — fires
Big data and communication advances help Israeli firefighters prevent a repeat of the 2010 Carmel tragedy
By David Shamah
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