Lag BaOmer 2835 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 6595

33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥

Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 6595 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 2833 18 Iyyar 6593
Lag BaOmer 2834 18 Iyyar 6594
Lag BaOmer 2835 18 Iyyar 6595
Lag BaOmer 2836 18 Iyyar 6596
Lag BaOmer 2837 18 Iyyar 6597
Lag BaOmer 2838 18 Iyyar 6598
Lag BaOmer 2839 18 Iyyar 6599
Lag BaOmer 2840 18 Iyyar 6600
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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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