BEHAR - FACING THE MUSIC IN MERON

The shocking tragedy in Meron did not happen in a vacuum. Rabbi Dunner charts the history of the Rashbi shrine, the custom of pilgrimage on Lag Ba'omer, and the vexed issue of Meron's ownership. Citing a powerful Chatam Sofer commentary at the end of Behar, Rabbi Dunner explains why airbrushing the sin of those whose actions - or inaction - led to the tragedy makes us culpable too.