Lag BaOmer 2413 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 6173

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6173 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 2411 18 Iyyar 6171
Lag BaOmer 2412 18 Iyyar 6172
Lag BaOmer 2413 18 Iyyar 6173
Lag BaOmer 2414 18 Iyyar 6174
Lag BaOmer 2415 18 Iyyar 6175
Lag BaOmer 2416 18 Iyyar 6176
Lag BaOmer 2417 18 Iyyar 6177
Lag BaOmer 2418 18 Iyyar 6178
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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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