Lag BaOmer 2007

May 2007 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lag BaOmer Sunday May 6 -17 years, -7 months, -16 days or -6440 days 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Mothers Day Sunday May 13 -17 years, -7 months, -9 days or -6433 days 14 15 16 17 Ascension Day Thursday May 17 -17 years, -7 months, -5 days or -6429 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pentecost Sunday May 27 -17 years, -6 months, -26 days or -6419 days 28 Memorial Day Monday May 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2007 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, May 5th ending at sundown on Sunday, May 6th.

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 2007

Sunday, May 6th is day number 126 of the 2007 calendar year with -17 years, -7 months, -16 days until Lag BaOmer 2007.