Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5134 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 1372 | 18 Iyyar 5132 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1373 | 18 Iyyar 5133 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1374 | 18 Iyyar 5134 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1375 | 18 Iyyar 5135 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1376 | 18 Iyyar 5136 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1377 | 18 Iyyar 5137 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1378 | 18 Iyyar 5138 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1379 | 18 Iyyar 5139 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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