While police said emergency services were still working to bring the fires under control and had no immediate indication of their cause, the fires broke out a day after Israelis marked the minor Jewish festival of
Lag B'Omer with bonfires.
(AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID) Alongside a heavy police and military presence, Tunisian worshipers were joined by those from Israel and European countries to celebrate the annual
Lag B'Omer festival.
The current building was erected in the 19th century, and most historians peg the original structure as being around 2,000 years old, but the myth has persisted anyway, and each year, Jews from the around the world make a
Lag B'Omer pilgrimage to El Ghriba, often described as the oldest synagogue in Africa.
A story rife with tragedy, Esfir's focus on family and friends sees the seasons pass through the observance of holidays and traditions, and as Esfir grows and looks to those around her for guidance, and Yom Kippur, Chanukah, and even
Lag b'Omer can no longer be openly acknowledged, she focuses on celebrating the spirit of those she has loved and lost by remembering their passion and compassion, their intelligence and humor, and their quirks and foibles, but most of all, their zest for life.
Lag B'Omer Celebration Chabad of Westboro will be hosting a Jewish community barbecue and bonfire with pony rides, food, Jewish music and more, 5 p.m.
This is the time when the community celebrates Israel's Independence Day,
Lag B'Omer and Shavuot holidays.
The latest iPad 3 installment winner, Jonathan Thurm, joined the Wheels to Lease mailing list on November 6, 2012 and was chosen as the winner on April 28, 2013 as part of the company's
Lag B'Omer giveaway.
This coincided with the Israeli celebrations of
Lag B'omer Day, and local radio stations reported that three Palestinians suffered suffocation due to smoke inhalation in the fires.
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Lag B'Omer Celebration will take place 2 p.m.
Every year on
Lag B'Omer, Jews come to Djerba from France, Israel and even the US to join in the "hilullah," an annual event centred on the ancient synagogue.
In Israel, an Orthodox Jewish man told me he was going to the tomb of an ancient rabbi to celebrate
Lag B'Omer. "Why do you go to a tomb to celebrate?" I asked.
Every year, on the holiday of
Lag b'Omer, waves of pilgrims make their way to the highest peak in Israel.