Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 5494 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 1731 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5491 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1732 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5492 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1733 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5493 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1734 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5494 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1735 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5495 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1736 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5496 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1737 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5497 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1738 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5498 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1739 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5499 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1740 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5500 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1741 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5501 |
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