Lag BaOmer 1283 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5043

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5043 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 1281 18 Iyyar 5041
Lag BaOmer 1282 18 Iyyar 5042
Lag BaOmer 1283 18 Iyyar 5043
Lag BaOmer 1284 18 Iyyar 5044
Lag BaOmer 1285 18 Iyyar 5045
Lag BaOmer 1286 18 Iyyar 5046
Lag BaOmer 1287 18 Iyyar 5047
Lag BaOmer 1288 18 Iyyar 5048
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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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