Lag BaOmer 2005

May 2005 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 Ascension Day Thursday May 5 -19 years, -6 months, -17 days or -7141 days 6 7 8 Mothers Day Sunday May 8 -19 years, -6 months, -14 days or -7138 days 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pentecost Sunday May 15 -19 years, -6 months, -7 days or -7131 days 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Lag BaOmer Friday May 27 -19 years, -5 months, -26 days or -7119 days 28 29 30 Memorial Day Monday May 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2005 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, May 26th ending at sundown on Friday, May 27th.

Lag BaOmer in the Hebrew calendar falls on the 18th of Iyar. The day celebrates the death and life of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai who was a Mishnaic sage back in the 2nd century.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Lag Baomer 2005

Friday, May 27th is day number 147 of the 2005 calendar year with -19 years, -5 months, -26 days until Lag BaOmer 2005.