Ahead of the Lag BaOmer festivities, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition launched an information campaign calling on the public traveling to Mount Meron to act with mutual respect and stay on site for up to five hours – and preferably one hour earlier.
The campaign, produced in three languages, Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, seeks to remind the people of Israel of the values of caution, with the goal of enabling each and every one to safely ascend, pray, and rejoice in the Rashbi's presence.
The ministry emphasizes the importance of maintaining safety rules and mutual responsibility between visitors to the site: "There are three central principles intended for the benefit of the participating public: listening to the requests of the ushers and adhering to caution; avoiding urgency and crowding on the way to the Meron Holy Place; and of course, 'love your neighbor as yourself,' which means, among other things, maintaining the time spent in the compound. The stay at the Meron Holy Place with the aim of allowing the use of time for prayer at the Zion of the Holy Place and in the spacious prayer tents, to participate in the lighting ceremonies and to rejoice in the honor of the divine tanna, is up to 5 hours.".
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Due to the fact that this year Lag BaOmer falls on a Friday – which significantly shortens the hours of celebration out of respect and sanctity of Shabbat – the office requests: "It would be better to have it one hour earlier.".
