Mount Meron tragedy
Five years after disaster, Israel limits Lag Ba'omer celebrations on Meron amid security fears
News guidelines were announced on Sunday night that only up to 1,500 people would be permitted to gather in the communities in the vicinity of Mount Meron: Safsofa, Or HaGanuz, Bar Yochai, and Meron.
Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion
C'mtee decides to limit bonfires at Mt. Meron ahead of annual pilgrimage
The True conception: We continue to be endangered by our own assumptions
After Meron, Israel needs a culture of true accountability - editorial
Zero people have had anything happen to them despite 45 people losing their lives in the greatest civilian tragedy in Israel’s 73-year history. Zero.
Shabtai: I will not let the police be a scapegoat for Mount Meron
Public Security Minister Amir Ohana said that members of the media have attempted to drive wedges between police and government officials.
One week after Mount Meron, Chief of Police discusses the tragedy
In a conversation with N12, Kobi Shabtai recounts why he decided not to call for a commission of inquiry • The Police knew there were dangers and weaknesses, but couldn't do anything about it.
Mount Meron disaster: Behind the scenes of the Abu Kir investigation
HEALTH AFFAIRS: ‘They came from a big festival and suddenly, death’
Meron tragedy throws up questions of faith
And the most pervasive question of all: Why did God allow this to happen?
Senator Chuck Schumer to Meron mourners: 'I have deep faith in Hashem'
The families of the victims sitted for the week of shiva, the Jewish rituals of mourning during which the bereaved receives visits and attentions in the memory of the lost ones.
The power of civic solidarity after tragedy to bring us together - opinion
The Arabs understand the pain of the ultra-Orthodox. They experience the same contempt from the police and the minister of public security.
Mount Meron tragedy: Night of unity, respect, helping others - opinion
Our students never blamed the police or the hassidim. They showed concern for everyone.
Mount Meron tragedy shows need for bolstering religious Jewish unity
Over and over again, the same refrains were uttered: “We must unite,” “We all share the same fate” and “We must learn to live together with one another despite our differences.”
Is Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai really buried at Meron? It’s complicated
On one hand some rock cut burials dating back to the time of the Mishna are present in Meron. On the other, no archaeological evidence linking them to the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was ever found.
