Safety still an issue at Meron

The State Comptroller’s Report released on Monday pointed to ongoing safety concerns at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron, but also noted that some improvements had been made.

The Tourism Ministry stated that it acknowledges that problems at the site need to be addressed but that improvements had been made in the last three years. It further added that the recent decision to transfer the site to the ministry’s jurisdiction would enable the renovations to be completed quicker and more efficiently.

The tomb complex surrounding the grave of Bar Yochai – a Talmudic sage of the second century CE – on Mount Meron in the Galilee, is the second-most-visited Jewish holy place in Israel after the Western Wall, with 1.5 million visitors every year.

Read More: @ jpost.com

Readers found more information by searching for:

• meron to safet (1)
• shimon bar yochai meron state of israel tourist 2011 (1)

You might also like:

• Israeli Government Rebuilding Kohanim Pathway After Pressure from Hassidic Jews
• Israel’s second-most visited Jewish holy site, now under state control
• Hevron Jews in Ancient Lag Ba’Omer Custom
• Unpaid bill makes holy site go dark
• Thousands Streaming to Meron