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* The following routes will be blocked for private vehicles as of Wednesday, May 2, 18:00, until the end of the event: * Vehicles parked illegally, in contravention of the regulations, will be towed and their owners will bear the towing costs. * We will emphasize that private vehicles will not be allowed to park in open areas and on the sides of the road. There is no point in trying to get around the checkpoints because a large force of police from the traffic system will spread along the traffic arteries and the dirt roads leading to Meron. * It will not be possible to arrive at and near the Hillula compound, in private vehicles throughout the main stage of the event as mentioned above. It is very important to convey messages and emphasis to the public of the road users and to the public of celebrants even before the event. * At every stage during the celebration, it is absolutely forbidden for the celebrants to walk on the roads leading to the site for fear of endangering their lives. The colors are: red, yellow, blue and green - the color of the new terminal (Terminal 89) established for the benefit of the celebrants. * The parking lots and pedestrian routes leading to them will continue to be marked in accordance with the color of the ticket, in order to make it easier for the celebrants to arrive at the site and leave.

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From there, the celebrants will be transported to the site through free shuttle service. It is hereby clarified that travel by public transportation will bring the celebrants to the site of the revelations safely, quickly and with maximum comfort.įor passengers on public transportation, refreshment stations were set up on Route 6 - 'Alonit', on Route 722 - Hashomrim Junction and on Route 90 - Bezeq Checkpoint.īuses of private transportation companies will be directed to the parking lots in Ein Hozim Tivon and Pardot. * Downloading and gathering of celebrants who arrive by public transportation, will be carried out near the site at regular intervals. * The Israel Railways will operate as far as the Karmiel station according to the regular timetable of the Israel Railways, and from there continue to Meron via paid public transportation. * Public transportation throughout the country leading north and Miron in particular will be significantly enhanced in order to allow the guests to arrive comfortably and safely to the compound itself. *Organized transportation from Tzfat to Meron will leave from the Central Bus Station, Lochamei Getaot neighborhood (under Agamim School), Maor Haim neighborhood, and the entrance to Nof Kinneret. * The arrival of the celebration will be permitted only by public transport and organized transportation.

This day served as a 'break' in the Omer and activities that were prohibited otherwise during the Counting of the Omer were permitted on Lag B'Omer. From early times, Jews combined his memory by combining the anniversary of his passing with a mini-holiday that commemorated the end of a plague amongst the students of another Talmudic sage, Rabbi Akiva.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, one of the redactors of the Talmud and, according to Jewish belief, the writer of the basic book of Kabbalah - The Zohar - died on 'Lag B'Omer,' the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer. Observant Jews count each day of the Omer and observe a number of mourning traditions, including refraining from cutting hair, hearing music and celebrating weddings and other festive occasions. It is referred to as the 'Sephirat HaOmer' - counting of the Omer, and is an important time of Kabbalistic meaning. Sinai (Shavouth) is a solemn time in the Jewish calendar. According to Jewish tradition, the 49 days that separated the Exodus from Egypt (Pesach/Passover) and the Giving of the Torah on Mt.

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