Lag BaOmer 2026

May 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 Lag BaOmer Monday May 4 1 year, 4 months, 13 days or 499 days 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mothers Day Sunday May 10 1 year, 4 months, 19 days or 505 days 11 12 13 14 Ascension Day Thursday May 14 1 year, 4 months, 23 days or 509 days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pentecost Sunday May 24 1 year, 5 months, 3 days or 519 days 25 Memorial Day Monday May 25 1 year, 5 months, 4 days 26 27 28 29 30 31

Lag BaOmer for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of May 4 ending at sundown on Tuesday, May 5.

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 2026

Monday, May 4th is day number 124 of the 2026 calendar year with 1 year, 4 months, 13 days until Lag BaOmer 2026.