Published: 15 May 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
317 ultra-Orthodox men freed after breaking into holy site, defying virus rules (Times of Israel)
Hundreds clashed with police at northern Israel tomb at end of Lag B’Omer; three remain in custody on suspicion of assaulting officers; all suspects fined
Hundreds of Haredi Jews in Brooklyn celebrate Lag B'omer, break lockdown (Jerusalem Post)
“Ninety percent of my neighbours are doing the right thing with socially distancing, but it’s 10% who are endangering everyone else’s lives”
UK Orthodox photographed breaking lockdown rules with large Lag B'Omer party (Jewish Chronicle)
Around 300 men and boys seen dancing in close proximity in Stamford Hill
Coronavirus losses (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: The community in Israel was disproportionately hit by the pandemic, with leading Haredi figures now calling for a time of soul-searching (but not online)
Photo: Ultra-Orthodox men clash with police officers during the celebrations of Lag B'Omer on Mt Meron in northern Israel on May 12 (David Cohen/Flash90)
