Lag BaOmer 2010

May 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Lag BaOmer Sunday May 2 -14 years, -7 months, -24 days or -5352 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mothers Day Sunday May 9 -14 years, -7 months, -17 days or -5345 days 10 11 12 13 Ascension Day Thursday May 13 -14 years, -7 months, -13 days or -5341 days 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pentecost Sunday May 23 -14 years, -7 months, -3 days or -5331 days 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Monday May 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2010 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, May 1st ending at sundown on Sunday, May 2nd.

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 2010

Sunday, May 2nd is day number 122 of the 2010 calendar year with -14 years, -7 months, -24 days until Lag BaOmer 2010.