Lag BaOmer 2012

May 2012 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lag BaOmer Thursday May 10 -11 years, -11 months, -15 days or -4368 days 11 12 13 Mothers Day Sunday May 13 -11 years, -11 months, -12 days or -4365 days 14 15 16 17 Ascension Day Thursday May 17 -11 years, -11 months, -8 days or -4361 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pentecost Sunday May 27 -11 years, -10 months, -29 days or -4351 days 28 Memorial Day Monday May 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2012 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Wednesday, May 9th ending at sundown on Thursday, May 10th.

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 2012

Thursday, May 10th is day number 131 of the 2012 calendar year with -11 years, -11 months, -15 days until Lag BaOmer 2012.