Lag BaOmer 2383 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 6143

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6143 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 2381 18 Iyyar 6141
Lag BaOmer 2382 18 Iyyar 6142
Lag BaOmer 2383 18 Iyyar 6143
Lag BaOmer 2384 18 Iyyar 6144
Lag BaOmer 2385 18 Iyyar 6145
Lag BaOmer 2386 18 Iyyar 6146
Lag BaOmer 2387 18 Iyyar 6147
Lag BaOmer 2388 18 Iyyar 6148
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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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