Officers to increase patrols across country to locate any prohibited bonfires or gatherings during holiday, which begins Monday evening

Cabinet said to reject National Security Council recommendation to impose another holiday curfew next week to prevent outbreak

The British-Jewish philanthropist's 1839 visit to pre-state Israel helped inspire his establishment of Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem's first modern Jewish neighborhood

Amid protests, Religious Affairs Ministry says there's no law to bar Eliezer Berland from Lag B'Omer ceremony, but signals it will draw up rules to exclude him in the future

Fearful of forest fires, authorities issue restrictions on bonfires during this week's holiday