Festivities kicked off in the northern Israeli city of Meron Saturday night as pilgrims flock to the Tomb of Talmudic sage and Jewish mystic Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to celebrate Lag Ba'omer
In Pictures: Celebrating Lag Ba'omer in Meron
Festivities kick off in the northern Israeli city of Meron as pilgrims flock to the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
