The 33rd day of the Omer count. On this day, the plague that had been afflicting the students of Rabbi Akiva ended. In celebration, the mourning restrictions of the Omer period are lifted. Traditionally, schoolchildren are taken on outings and families picnic around bonfires on this day.
(lahg be-OH-mer) n. The 33rd day of counting the Omer (called S'firat Ha'Omer) from Pesach to Sukkot (on the 18th of Iyyar). A Semi-holiday en route to Sukkot (and the celebration of the giving of the Torah on Sukkot). Lag B'Omer is characterized by a day of outings. In Israel and throughout the Diaspora, the day is celebrated with picnics, ballgames, and mock bow-and-arrow play-fighting. It is a scholar's holiday and is noteworthy because during this time persecution of the Jews ceased. Note the use of the gershayim (Lamed = 30; Gimmel= 3).
Jewish observation of the counting of the day – the link – between Pesach and Shavout.
(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
Means the 33rd day of the Omer since in jewish mysticism the sum letter totals of "lamud" and "gimmel" in 'Lag' equal 33. Tradition teaches that during the destruction of the second temple, many of Rabbi Akiva's students were dying of an epidemic, but on this day, the epidemic creased and students lived. In commemoration, this day is a day of rejoicing.
Approximately halfway between Pesach and Shavuot during the counting of the Omer. It is recognized as the time in which the Hadrianic persecutions somehow ceased; there were celebrations in the shtetl surrounding recognition of Bar Kochva's heroism; and it was the day of death of Rabbi Simon bar Yohai. It is considered a scholar's holiday, today celebrated by school picnics and weddings (since they are prohibited during the omer period); it is alternately referred to as Lag L'Omer by Sefardim