Lag BaOmer 2281 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 6041

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6041 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2279 18 Iyyar 6039
Lag BaOmer 2280 18 Iyyar 6040
Lag BaOmer 2281 18 Iyyar 6041
Lag BaOmer 2282 18 Iyyar 6042
Lag BaOmer 2283 18 Iyyar 6043
Lag BaOmer 2284 18 Iyyar 6044
Lag BaOmer 2285 18 Iyyar 6045
Lag BaOmer 2286 18 Iyyar 6046
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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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