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Lag b'Omer
(redirected from Lag Ba'omer)

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Lag b'O·mer  (läg bmr, läg b-mr)
n.
A Jewish feast celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer (the 18th day of Iyar).

[Mishnaic Hebrew lag b-'mer : lag, 33rd (from the numerical values of the letters l, 30 and g, 3) + b, in the (b, in + h, the) + 'mer, the Omer; see omer.]

Lag b'Omer Hebrew [lag bəˈɔmɛr (English) læg ˈbəʊmə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar
[Hebrew, literally: 33rd (day) of the Omer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Lag b'Omer - (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Jewish holy day - a religious holiday for Jews
Iyar, Iyyar - the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)


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We burned the portraits of "the Egyptian tyrant" at our bonfires on Lag Ba'omer, and were convinced that all blame for the lack of peace lied with our enemies.
Once a rich man who was visiting in Safed on the eve of Lag Ba'omer was invited by his host to visit Rabbi Shimon's grave in Meron.
 
 
 
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