Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5410 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 1648 | 18 Iyyar 5408 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1649 | 18 Iyyar 5409 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1650 | 18 Iyyar 5410 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1651 | 18 Iyyar 5411 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1652 | 18 Iyyar 5412 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1653 | 18 Iyyar 5413 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1654 | 18 Iyyar 5414 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1655 | 18 Iyyar 5415 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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