Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5265 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 1503 | 18 Iyyar 5263 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1504 | 18 Iyyar 5264 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1505 | 18 Iyyar 5265 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1506 | 18 Iyyar 5266 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1507 | 18 Iyyar 5267 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1508 | 18 Iyyar 5268 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1509 | 18 Iyyar 5269 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1510 | 18 Iyyar 5270 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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