Meron or Meiron (Hebrew: מֵירוֹן; Arabic: ميرون, romanized: Mayrūn) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the …

Meron, town originally founded as a noncollective agricultural settlement (moshava) and name of a nearby mountain, Upper Galilee, northern Israel. It is the site of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon …

Meron is most well-known for being the burial site of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Rabbi Shimon, who lived in the 2nd century CE, was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of the …

To add a taste of the region’s natural beauty to your visit, take the road branching off the main road from Meron northwest, to the summit of 3,000-foot-high, forested Mount Meron, where an …

Meron may be identified with the rabbinic town of that name which is associated with Rabbi *Simeon bar Yo?ai (Tosef. Dem. 4.13) and his son Eleazar, who are believed to be buried there.

May 12, 2025 · The Israeli government last week presented the framework for the annual Meron pilgrimage set to take place in the Upper Galilee on the night of May 17.

Meron is a location mentioned in the Bible, primarily known for its association with the battle led by Joshua against the northern Canaanite kings. It is often identified with the waters of Merom, …

May 14, 2025 · Yes, Meron—the most visited Jewish site in the world, drawing over a million people each year—has only one mikvah. And for years, it stood in disrepair, barely usable. …

Meron is most famous for the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and is the site of annual mass public commemoration of Lag Ba'Omer. The association of Meron with the ancient Canaanite …

May 6, 2021 · The pilgrimage to Mount Meron, located just outside the northern city of Safed, began in the 11th century at the gravesite of earlier sages—Hillel the Elder and Shammai the …