Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 5438 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 1675 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5435 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1676 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5436 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1677 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5437 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1678 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5438 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1679 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5439 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1680 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5440 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1681 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5441 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1682 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5442 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1683 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5443 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1684 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5444 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1685 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5445 |
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