Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5201 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 1439 | 18 Iyyar 5199 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1440 | 18 Iyyar 5200 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1441 | 18 Iyyar 5201 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1442 | 18 Iyyar 5202 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1443 | 18 Iyyar 5203 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1444 | 18 Iyyar 5204 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1445 | 18 Iyyar 5205 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1446 | 18 Iyyar 5206 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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