Lag BaOmer 2014

May 2014 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mothers Day Sunday May 11 -10 years, -6 months, -11 days or -3848 days 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lag BaOmer Sunday May 18 -10 years, -6 months, -4 days or -3841 days 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Memorial Day Monday May 26 27 28 29 Ascension Day Thursday May 29 -10 years, -5 months, -24 days or -3830 days 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2014 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, May 17th ending at sundown on Sunday, May 18th.

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 2014

Sunday, May 18th is day number 138 of the 2014 calendar year with -10 years, -6 months, -4 days until Lag BaOmer 2014.