Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5129 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 1367 | 18 Iyyar 5127 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1368 | 18 Iyyar 5128 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1369 | 18 Iyyar 5129 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1370 | 18 Iyyar 5130 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1371 | 18 Iyyar 5131 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1372 | 18 Iyyar 5132 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1373 | 18 Iyyar 5133 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1374 | 18 Iyyar 5134 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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