Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 4790 began on and ended on .
Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: ל״ג בעומר), also Lag B’Omer, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. The name derives from the Hebrew letters lamed (ל, value 30) and gimel (ג, value 3), together equaling 33. According to rabbinic tradition, the holiday marks the end of a devastating plague among Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students. It is also commemorated as the death anniversary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and modern Jewish tradition links the holiday to the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire (132–135 CE).
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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lag BaOmer 1028 | 18 Iyyar 4788 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1029 | 18 Iyyar 4789 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1030 | 18 Iyyar 4790 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1031 | 18 Iyyar 4791 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1032 | 18 Iyyar 4792 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1033 | 18 Iyyar 4793 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1034 | 18 Iyyar 4794 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1035 | 18 Iyyar 4795 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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