Days of the Omer / סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר
7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot ㊾
Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Counting of the Omer (or Sefirat Ha’omer, Hebrew: ספירת העומר) is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. This mitzvah derives from the Torah commandment to count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, a sacrifice containing an omer-measure of barley, was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, up until the day before an offering of wheat was brought to the Temple on Shavuot. The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover (the 16th of Nisan) for Rabbinic Jews, and after the weekly Shabbat during Passover for Karaite Jews, and ends the day before the holiday of Shavuot, the ‘fiftieth day.’.
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Dates for Days of the Omer
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days of the Omer 2024 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5784 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2025 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5785 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2026 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5786 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2027 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5787 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2028 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5788 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2029 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5789 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2030 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5790 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2031 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5791 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2032 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5792 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2033 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5793 | ||
| Days of the Omer 2034 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5794 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Counting of the Omer” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Counting the Omer
by Min Kantrowitz
Sefer Yetzirah
by Aryeh Kaplan
Journey Through the Wilderness
by Rabbi Yael Levy
Toward Sinai
by Rachel Barenblat
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