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Dozens hospitalized during Meron Lag Ba'omer celebration, all lightly wounded • May 16, 2025, 2:36 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Jewish jeweler attacked, fingers severed in antisemitic machete attack in Djerba, Tunisia • May 9, 2025, 6:08 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Also Known As Lag bʾOmer • 33rd Day of the ʿOmer Counting • Lag be-Omer

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