Each year, tens of thousands of Jews flock to Meron in northern Israel for Lag b'Omer, the Jewish festival of light! It's an experience like no other!

There is nothing like the celebration of Lag b'Omer in Israel, as large bonfires are lit, people sing and dance and music is blasted until late into the evening.

Why do we celebrate Lag b'Omer, the day when the plague ended that killed nearly each and every one of Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students?

Each year on Lag B’omer, over 250,000 people converge on the sleepy town of Meron in northern Israel. What is it that attracts so many people to Meron?

There are several fascinating explanations regarding the meaning of Lag b'Omer and why 'holy fires' play such a prominent role.

Peki'in, a primarily Druze town in northern Israel, has a significant, albeit neglected, connection to the Lag B'Omer celebrations.

The town of Peki'in is definitely worth a trip on your next visit to northern Israel.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis make the trek to the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron on Lag B'Omer. Get swept into the fiery mysticism of the ultimate Jewish party!

Shira Klein, who participated in United With Israel's Lag B'omer trip to Southern Israel, reflects upon her experience from this moving event.

Lag b'Omer, one of the lesser-known Jewish holidays, is celebrated with passion by many Jews around the world. This short video explains what it's all about.

Approximately 60,000 tourists visit the Druze village Peki'in each year. It is also where the sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai hid from the Romans in the 2nd century.

A Jewish British army chaplain describes a most remarkable Lag B'omer experience that took in May 1942, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

Lag B'Omer marks the date of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's death. So why is it such a celebration?

What lies behind this enigmatic festival? And why the bonfires?

Come and experience the excitement of Lag B'Omer in Meron as hundreds of thousands invade the city to dance, sing and eat!