Lag BaOmer 1967 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5727

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5727 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 1965 18 Iyyar 5725
Lag BaOmer 1966 18 Iyyar 5726
Lag BaOmer 1967 18 Iyyar 5727
Lag BaOmer 1968 18 Iyyar 5728
Lag BaOmer 1969 18 Iyyar 5729
Lag BaOmer 1970 18 Iyyar 5730
Lag BaOmer 1971 18 Iyyar 5731
Lag BaOmer 1972 18 Iyyar 5732
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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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