Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5181 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 1419 | 18 Iyyar 5179 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1420 | 18 Iyyar 5180 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1421 | 18 Iyyar 5181 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1422 | 18 Iyyar 5182 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1423 | 18 Iyyar 5183 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1424 | 18 Iyyar 5184 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1425 | 18 Iyyar 5185 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1426 | 18 Iyyar 5186 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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