Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5395 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 1633 | 18 Iyyar 5393 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1634 | 18 Iyyar 5394 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1635 | 18 Iyyar 5395 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1636 | 18 Iyyar 5396 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1637 | 18 Iyyar 5397 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1638 | 18 Iyyar 5398 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1639 | 18 Iyyar 5399 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1640 | 18 Iyyar 5400 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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