Lag BaOmer 1530 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5290

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5290 began on and ended on .

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

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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Dates for Lag BaOmer

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Lag BaOmer 1528 18 Iyyar 5288
Lag BaOmer 1529 18 Iyyar 5289
Lag BaOmer 1530 18 Iyyar 5290
Lag BaOmer 1531 18 Iyyar 5291
Lag BaOmer 1532 18 Iyyar 5292
Lag BaOmer 1533 18 Iyyar 5293
Lag BaOmer 1534 18 Iyyar 5294
Lag BaOmer 1535 18 Iyyar 5295
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References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Lag BaOmer” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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