Lag BaOmer 1643 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5403

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5403 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 1641 18 Iyyar 5401
Lag BaOmer 1642 18 Iyyar 5402
Lag BaOmer 1643 18 Iyyar 5403
Lag BaOmer 1644 18 Iyyar 5404
Lag BaOmer 1645 18 Iyyar 5405
Lag BaOmer 1646 18 Iyyar 5406
Lag BaOmer 1647 18 Iyyar 5407
Lag BaOmer 1648 18 Iyyar 5408
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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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