Meron or Meiron (Hebrew: מֵירוֹן; Arabic: ميرون, romanized: Mayrūn) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the …

Meron, town originally founded as a noncollective agricultural settlement (moshava) and name of a nearby mountain, Upper Galilee, northern Israel. It is the site of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon …

Meron is most well-known for being the burial site of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Rabbi Shimon, who lived in the 2nd century CE, was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of the …

Meron may be identified with the rabbinic town of that name which is associated with Rabbi *Simeon bar Yo?ai (Tosef. Dem. 4.13) and his son Eleazar, who are believed to be buried there.

Dec 13, 2025 · Mount Meron, Israel’s second-highest peak, offers a mixed bag for backpackers. The hiking options are solid, with trails that wind through lush forests and rocky landscapes, …

May 14, 2025 · Yes, Meron—the most visited Jewish site in the world, drawing over a million people each year—has only one mikvah. And for years, it stood in disrepair, barely usable. …

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 …

May 15, 2025 · Watch live as hundreds of thousands of Jews from all walks of life celebrate Lag B'Omer together in Meron at the Kever of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai, with crowds once again …

To add a taste of the region’s natural beauty to your visit, take the road branching off the main road from Meron northwest, to the summit of 3,000-foot-high, forested Mount Meron, where an …

May 14, 2025 · Lag B'Omer celebrations in Meron begin Thursday evening with major safety reforms in place, key lessons learned from 2021 tragedy. As throngs of pilgrims ascend to …