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Ongoing. On 30 April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT ( UTC+3 ), a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, at which it was estimated that 100,000 people were in attendance. Forty-five men and boys at the event were killed, and about 150 ...
Ein Yakim is a perennial spring located west of the junction between Nahal Meron and Nahal Amud and included in the Nahal Amud nature reserve. The spring has a British pump structure and next to it water channels and trees, and there is an old flour mill at the site. See also. Mount Meron; References
Meron is most famous for the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and is the site of annual mass public commemoration of Lag Ba'Omer. The association of Meron with the ancient Canaanite city of Merom or Maroma is generally accepted by archaeologists. According to Avraham Negev, by the Second Temple period, Merom was known as Meron.
This is a list of television channels available on digital terrestrial, satellite and cable systems in Israel. Channels shown in bright green are available free-to-air with Israel DTT service, called "Idan Plus". Channels which are in a paler green can only be accessed via paid television providers. National networks
Get the Meron, Northern local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... ABC News 5 hours ago Millions under heat alerts this weekend as record-breaking temperatures reach Mid-Atlantic ...
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai ( Hebrew: קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי ), or Kever Rashbi ( קבר רשב״י ), on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, [2] it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after ...
Mount Meron ( Hebrew: הַר מֵירוֹן, Har Meron; Arabic: جبل الجرمق, Jabal al-Jarmaq) [1] is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. At 1,204 metres (3,950 ft) above sea level, Mount Meron is the highest peak ...
i24NEWS is an 24-hour news television channel which was created by journalists and reporters from Israel. [1] It broadcasts in languages such as French, English, and Arabic. The English channel offers a weekly broadcast in Spanish, as well. The broadcast owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.