Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 5197 began on and ended 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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days of the Omer 1434 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5194 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1435 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5195 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1436 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5196 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1437 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5197 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1438 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5198 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1439 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5199 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1440 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5200 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1441 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5201 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1442 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5202 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1443 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5203 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1444 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5204 |
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