Lag BaOmer 2024

May 2024 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ascension Day Thursday May 9 -1 years, -2 months, -5 days or -431 days 10 11 12 Mothers Day Sunday May 12 -1 years, -2 months, -2 days or -428 days 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pentecost Sunday May 19 -1 years, -1 months, -26 days or -421 days 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Lag BaOmer Sunday May 26 -1 years, -1 months, -19 days or -414 days 27 Memorial Day Monday May 27 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2024 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of May 25 ending at sundown on Sunday, May 26.

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 2024

Sunday, May 26th is day number 147 of the 2024 calendar year with -1 year, -1 month, -19 days until Lag BaOmer 2024.