Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5022 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 1260 | 18 Iyyar 5020 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1261 | 18 Iyyar 5021 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1262 | 18 Iyyar 5022 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1263 | 18 Iyyar 5023 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1264 | 18 Iyyar 5024 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1265 | 18 Iyyar 5025 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1266 | 18 Iyyar 5026 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1267 | 18 Iyyar 5027 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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