Lag BaOmer 2019

May 2019 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mothers Day Sunday May 12 -5 years, -7 months, -10 days or -2051 days 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lag BaOmer Thursday May 23 -5 years, -6 months, -30 days or -2040 days 24 25 26 27 Memorial Day Monday May 27 28 29 30 Ascension Day Thursday May 30 -5 years, -6 months, -23 days or -2033 days 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2019 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of May 22 ending at sundown on Thursday, May 23.

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 2019

Thursday, May 23rd is day number 143 of the 2019 calendar year with -5 years, -6 months, -30 days until Lag BaOmer 2019.