Lag BaOmer 2018

May 2018 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 Lag BaOmer Thursday May 3 -5 years, -11 months, -17 days or -2179 days 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ascension Day Thursday May 10 -5 years, -11 months, -10 days or -2172 days 11 12 13 Mothers Day Sunday May 13 -5 years, -11 months, -7 days or -2169 days 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pentecost Sunday May 20 -5 years, -11 months or -2162 days 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Memorial Day Monday May 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2018 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of May 2 ending at sundown on Thursday, May 3.

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 2018

Thursday, May 3rd is day number 123 of the 2018 calendar year with -5 years, -11 months, -17 days until Lag BaOmer 2018.