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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children prepare a giant bonfire before lighting it in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25,2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer . The Lag BaOmer bonfire is lit to commemorate the death of renowned Jewish scholar and renowned Bar Yochai some 1800 years ago. In a night long vigil thousands of Jews will light large bonfires and visit the final resting place of Bar Yochai, who is revered as one of Judaism's great sages.Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children prepare a giant bonfire before lighting it in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25, 2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer. The Lag BaOmer bonfire is lit to commemorate the death of renowned Jewish scholar and renowned Bar Yochai some 1800 years ago. In a night-long vigil, thousands of Jews light large bonfires and visit the final resting place of Bar Yochai, who is revered as one of Judaism’s great sages.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance during the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children watch the giant bonfire in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25,2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance as they light a giant oilfire in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25, 2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews light a bonfire during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The holiday marking the end of a plague said to have decimated Jews during the Roman times and to commemorate the death of renowned Jewish scholar and renowned Bar Yochai some 1800 years ago.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children watch a bonfire during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch a flame during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The holiday marking the end of a plague said to have decimated Jews during the Roman times.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance as they light a giant oilfire in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25, 2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer. Menahem Kahana, Getty Images
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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy looks on during the giant bonfire in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on May 25,2016 during the celebration of Lag BaOmer. Menahem Kahana, Getty Images