Lag BaOmer 1264 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5024

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5024 began on and ended on .

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

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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Dates for Lag BaOmer

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
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
Lag BaOmer 1268 18 Iyyar 5028
Lag BaOmer 1269 18 Iyyar 5029
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References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Lag BaOmer” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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