Lag BaOmer 2008

May 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 Ascension Day Thursday May 1 -16 years, -7 months, -21 days or -6079 days 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pentecost Sunday May 11 -16 years, -7 months, -11 days or -6069 days 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lag BaOmer Friday May 23 -16 years, -6 months, -30 days or -6057 days 24 25 26 Memorial Day Monday May 26 27 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2008 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, May 22nd ending at sundown on Friday, May 23rd.

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 2008

Friday, May 23rd is day number 144 of the 2008 calendar year with -16 years, -6 months, -30 days until Lag BaOmer 2008.