In honor of Rashbi: The Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition presented this morning (Wednesday) the schedule for the lighting of the rebbes and rabbis' stands on Lag BaOmer on Mount Meron.
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At 8:30 PM, following the conclusion of the evening prayer and the counting of "Hod in Hod," the ma'amadaim will begin with the traditional lighting ceremony on the roof of the Zion Rashbi, led by the Rebbe of Bayan, who holds the right to light the lamp by virtue of his ancestors.
From there, great joy will spontaneously erupt throughout Mount Meron, with the lighting of the altar by Rabbi Rafael Abuhatzeira in Moshav Meron; the Rebbe of the History of Abraham Yitzhak in the expanded Hilula complex – Heikhal Yitzhak; the Kabbalist, the Grand Rabbi Benyahu Shmueli in Moshav Meron, and the community of the faithful in the Bnei Akiva complex – Heikhal Aharon.
This coincides with the beginning of singing and dancing, in the best tradition of the people of Meron and the participants in the Rashbi's celebration, both in Rabbi Elazar's courtyard and in the special plaza in the expanded celebration complex.
At 9:00 PM - Lighting ceremony by the Rebbe of Rakhmistryvka in the expanded Hilula complex - Abraham Hall.
At 9:30 PM, the lighting of the Rishon LeZion, the Gersham Amar, in the expanded celebration complex - Heikhal Yaakov.
At 10:30 PM, the Rebbe of Modzitz will light the lamp at the Bnei Akiva - Heichal Aharon complex.
At midnight, the lighting ceremony of the Hot Shel Chesed Community - Rabbi Shalom Arush in the expanded hall of worship - Heikh Yaakov; and of the Oriyta Yeshiva in the expanded hall of worship - Heikh Yitzhak will be held simultaneously.
At 00:30, the Rebbe of Zevzi'el will light a lamp at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Aharon complex.
At 1:30 AM, the chief guest, Rabbi Elimelech Biderman, will light the lamp in the expanded celebration area – Heikhal Avraham.
At 2:00 AM, the lighting of religious Zionism will take place at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Moshe complex.
At 3:00 AM, the lighting of the Breslov community - Rabbi Shmuel Stern in the expanded celebration area - Heichal Yaakov.
At 3:30 AM, the Sanz community, led by the rabbi of Sanz Tiberias, at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Aharon complex.
At 3:30 AM, the Shuvu Banim community will be in the central Hilula complex - Heikhal Yitzhak.
At 6:00 AM, after the Vetikin prayer with the sunrise, the lighting of the Breslov community at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Aharon complex.
At 7:30, on the morning of the celebration, the lighting of the lamp by the Rebbe of Loitzek at the Bnei Akiva complex - Heikhal Moshe.
At 8:00 AM, the Rebbe of Pinsk will light a candle at the Bnei Akiva - Heichal Aharon complex.
At 9:00 AM, the lighting of the Satmar Bnei Brak Yatv Lev congregation took place in the expanded Hilula complex - Heichal Yitzhak.
At 10:00 AM, the lighting of the Breslov Safed community – Rabbi Ephraim Koenig in the expanded hall of rejoicing – Heikhal Yaakov.
At 11:00 AM, the Rebbe of Lelov will light the lamp at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Aharon complex.
At 3:00 PM, the Rebbe of Karlin will light a Stalin at the Bnei Akiva - Heikhal Moshe complex.
The Haredim 10 website will broadcast the lighting statuses live throughout the day.
The Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition publishes the times and dates of the lighting stations, as outlined by Minister Rabbi Meir Porush, who is responsible for the Rashi celebration in Meron, to spread the lighting hours and locations throughout the Meron Atara Kadisha. This is "with the aim of spreading the crowd that comes to the altar in the various areas, all of which have been significantly enlarged and undergone significant improvements in terms of safety, in order to prevent cases of pressure and crowding, which already led in 2011 to the terrible disaster that we all remember.".
The Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition reminds us that "everyone must be careful not to stay at the Etra Kadisha in Meron beyond the allotted five hours - and preferably one hour earlier, so as not to be indebted to the latter, God forbid, and not to create a situation where other Jews are prevented from also participating in the Rashbi's celebration with prayer, joy and safety.".
