Lag BaOmer 2006

May 2006 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 -18 years, -7 months, -8 days or -6797 days 15 16 Lag BaOmer Tuesday May 16 -18 years, -7 months, -6 days or -6795 days 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ascension Day Thursday May 25 -18 years, -6 months, -28 days or -6786 days 26 27 28 29 Memorial Day Monday May 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2006 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, May 15th ending at sundown on Tuesday, May 16th.

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 2006

Tuesday, May 16th is day number 136 of the 2006 calendar year with -18 years, -7 months, -6 days until Lag BaOmer 2006.