Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6560 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lag BaOmer 2798 | 18 Iyyar 6558 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2799 | 18 Iyyar 6559 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2800 | 18 Iyyar 6560 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2801 | 18 Iyyar 6561 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2802 | 18 Iyyar 6562 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2803 | 18 Iyyar 6563 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2804 | 18 Iyyar 6564 | ||
| Lag BaOmer 2805 | 18 Iyyar 6565 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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