Lag BaOmer 1343 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5103

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5103 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 1341 18 Iyyar 5101
Lag BaOmer 1342 18 Iyyar 5102
Lag BaOmer 1343 18 Iyyar 5103
Lag BaOmer 1344 18 Iyyar 5104
Lag BaOmer 1345 18 Iyyar 5105
Lag BaOmer 1346 18 Iyyar 5106
Lag BaOmer 1347 18 Iyyar 5107
Lag BaOmer 1348 18 Iyyar 5108
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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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