Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5525 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 1763 | 18 Iyyar 5523 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1764 | 18 Iyyar 5524 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1765 | 18 Iyyar 5525 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1766 | 18 Iyyar 5526 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1767 | 18 Iyyar 5527 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1768 | 18 Iyyar 5528 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1769 | 18 Iyyar 5529 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 1770 | 18 Iyyar 5530 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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