Lag BaOmer 2004

May 2004 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mothers Day Sunday May 9 -20 years, -7 months, -16 days or -7535 days 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ascension Day Thursday May 20 -20 years, -7 months, -5 days or -7524 days 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pentecost Sunday May 30 -20 years, -6 months, -26 days or -7514 days 31 Memorial Day Monday May 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2004 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, May 8th ending at sundown on Sunday, May 9th.

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 2004

Sunday, May 9th is day number 130 of the 2004 calendar year with -20 years, -7 months, -16 days until Lag BaOmer 2004.