Meron or Meiron (Hebrew: מֵירוֹן; Arabic: ميرون, romanized: Mayrūn) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
The annual celebrations at Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer mark the anniversary (hilula) of the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a second-century Jewish sage and mystic. The event usually draws tens of thousands of mostly Orthodox Jewish pilgrims who gather at the tomb for traditional bonfires, prayer and music.
Netanyahu cancels major Lag B’Omer event at Mount Meron over security fears Home Front Command restricts gatherings to up to 1,500 people in communities along Lebanon border amid fragile ...
Netanyahu cancels major Lag B’Omer event at Mount Meron over security ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled the 2026 Lag b’Omer mass celebration at Mount Meron due to severe security threats and ongoing Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon, limiting the event to a symbolic ceremony with highly restricted attendance. The decision was made following a security ...
Netanyahu Cancels Mount Meron Lag b’Omer Mass Event Amid Hezbollah Fire ...
Meron Lag BaOmer cancellation, 200,000 Jews banned The IDF caps the sacred Lag BaOmer gathering at just 1,500 as Hezbollah rockets keep the Galilee on a knife-edge and hundreds of thousands of Jewish pilgrims are turned away.
Government Cancels Lag BaOmer Event in Meron Over Security Fears Israel has canceled this year’s main Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron, as renewed security restrictions were imposed in the north amid ongoing Hezbollah attacks despite the ceasefire in Lebanon.