Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 5621 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 1858 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5618 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1859 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5619 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1860 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5620 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1861 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5621 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1862 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5622 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1863 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5623 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1864 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5624 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1865 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5625 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1866 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5626 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1867 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5627 | ||
| Days of the Omer 1868 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5628 |
Counting the Omer
by Min Kantrowitz
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