Worshipers pass through armed police guard to enter the Ghriba Synagogue, Africa's oldest shul

Religion reporter Judah Ari Gross reviews plans for Lag B'Omer event and an apology to Women of the Wall, as political writer Tal Schneider discusses a Knesset scholarship bill

Suspects caught with crowbars, wirecutters allegedly en route to holy site due to apparent opposition to new safety measures following last year's deadly disaster

With drastic changes to the rules and a clearer delegation of responsibility, organizers prepare for an influx of revelers after 45 people were crushed to death last Lag B'Omer

Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman breaks down 3 recent Palestinian deaths and their aftershocks; environment reporter Sue Surkes updates us on a Jerusalem cable car

Ticket sellers say they can provide passes for Lag B'Omer event even if site is full; claim to also have tickets circumventing time limits imposed in wake of deadly crush

Health and environmental protection ministries join call to not celebrate with traditional fires, of which tens of thousands are expected to be lit across the country

Entry requires an admission ticket and is limited to 4 hours, and there will be only 1 central bonfire at the pilgrimage site, after last year's Lag B'Omer event ended in 45 deaths

Zohar Barnea says he went to Lag B'Omer events early this year to pray for David's appointment to lead spy agency; afterward, 'I didn't function. I'm still not myself'

Prime Minister Bennett says he will use the lessons from the report on Meron disaster that killed 45 to ensure that nothing similar happens again