Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5080 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 1318 | 18 Iyyar 5078 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1319 | 18 Iyyar 5079 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1320 | 18 Iyyar 5080 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1321 | 18 Iyyar 5081 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1322 | 18 Iyyar 5082 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1323 | 18 Iyyar 5083 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1324 | 18 Iyyar 5084 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1325 | 18 Iyyar 5085 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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