Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5330 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 1568 | 18 Iyyar 5328 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1569 | 18 Iyyar 5329 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1570 | 18 Iyyar 5330 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1571 | 18 Iyyar 5331 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1572 | 18 Iyyar 5332 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1573 | 18 Iyyar 5333 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1574 | 18 Iyyar 5334 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1575 | 18 Iyyar 5335 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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