Lag BaOmer 2303 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 6063

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6063 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 2301 18 Iyyar 6061
Lag BaOmer 2302 18 Iyyar 6062
Lag BaOmer 2303 18 Iyyar 6063
Lag BaOmer 2304 18 Iyyar 6064
Lag BaOmer 2305 18 Iyyar 6065
Lag BaOmer 2306 18 Iyyar 6066
Lag BaOmer 2307 18 Iyyar 6067
Lag BaOmer 2308 18 Iyyar 6068
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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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