Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5190 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 1428 | 18 Iyyar 5188 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1429 | 18 Iyyar 5189 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1430 | 18 Iyyar 5190 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1431 | 18 Iyyar 5191 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1432 | 18 Iyyar 5192 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1433 | 18 Iyyar 5193 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1434 | 18 Iyyar 5194 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1435 | 18 Iyyar 5195 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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