Lag BaOmer 2009

May 2009 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mothers Day Sunday May 10 -15 years, -7 months, -12 days or -5705 days 11 12 Lag BaOmer Tuesday May 12 -15 years, -7 months, -10 days or -5703 days 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Ascension Day Thursday May 21 -15 years, -7 months, -1 days or -5694 days 22 23 24 25 Memorial Day Monday May 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pentecost Sunday May 31 -15 years, -6 months, -22 days or -5684 days

Lag BaOmer for the year 2009 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, May 11th ending at sundown on Tuesday, May 12th.

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 2009

Tuesday, May 12th is day number 132 of the 2009 calendar year with -15 years, -7 months, -10 days until Lag BaOmer 2009.