Lag BaOmer 2017

May 2017 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mothers Day Sunday May 14 -7 years, -6 months, -8 days or -2749 days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ascension Day Thursday May 25 -7 years, -5 months, -28 days or -2738 days 26 27 28 29 Memorial Day Monday May 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2017 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of May 13 ending at sundown on Sunday, May 14.

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 2017

Sunday, May 14th is day number 134 of the 2017 calendar year with -7 years, -6 months, -8 days until Lag BaOmer 2017.