Meron: Finding Meaning in Tragedy

Comprehending things we can’t understand

Broken glasses are seen at the site of the Lag B’Omer accident at Mount Meron, April 30, 2021 (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

A thousand years ago, one man opened up the mortal world to the mystical.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai brought down the universe's complexities and composed the building blocks for Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism). It was such a momentous occasion that Jews worldwide honor him every year on the supposed anniversary of his…