HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita is quoted saying one who is a �big masmid� and will learn during the bus ride to Meron may travel to the Rashbi for Lag B�Omer. However, one who is not � we needn�t give him another way for bitul zman. When asked in the past Rav Kanievsky stated this is a minhag and one should not mock it.

Rav Shiya Epstein, who is known to be close to the Gadol Hador, explains �Ten years ago, when Rav Chaim would agree to be sandek all around Israel, he was invited to a bris in Meron. When the bris ended Rav Chaim said �Since we are near the tziyun, let�s go there and be mispallel�. HaGaon HaRav Chaim arrived and stood near but did not go closer to the kever.

�The Kanievsky recited Tehillim quietly near the tziyun but generally speaking, when he visits a kever for a yahrzeit, he says Tehillim from the other side of the fence since he believes one should not recite Tehillim within four amos of the kever�.

It is also added that hundreds of children heading to Meron for their chalaka (upsherin) on Lag B�Omer stop at Rav Kanievsky for a bracha and they receive sweets from him.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)