Lag BaOmer 2013

April 2013 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 April Fools Day Monday April 1 -11 years, -8 months, -21 days or -4283 days 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Earth Day Monday April 22 -11 years, -8 months or -4262 days 23 24 25 26 27 28 Lag BaOmer Sunday April 28 -11 years, -7 months, -24 days or -4256 days 29 30

Lag BaOmer for the year 2013 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, April 27th ending at sundown on Sunday, April 28th.

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 2013

Sunday, April 28th is day number 118 of the 2013 calendar year with -11 years, -7 months, -24 days until Lag BaOmer 2013.