AdvertisementVideo recorded at the Lag B'Omer festival where at least 44 Othodox Jews were crushed to death overnight shows thousands of people dancing along to music just moments before the fatal stampede took place. The graveside area is typically limited to 10,000 peopleWhat is Lag B'Omer, the festival where dozens where crushed to death? Lag B'Omer is a festival that occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer, a 49-day period between the Jewish holy days of Passover and Shavuot. Some also observe Lag B'Omer as the day of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's death. Tens of thousands of people had gathered at the foot of Mount Meron to celebrate Lag B'Omer - a Jewish holiday honoring Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a 2nd century sage and mystic who is buried there.
