Rabbi Shimon Matalon’s Final Note

As night fell on Thursday, and Lag BaOmer spread its joyous light throughout Israel, Rabbi Shimon Matalon shared an envelope with a friend, instructing him not to open it until Sunday. Written content from Chabad and Anash Later that night, Shimon was among the 45 men and boys who lost their lives in the tragic crowding in Meron. As revealed by Israeli journalist Yossi Elituv, the …