Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 4259 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 496 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4256 | ||
| Days of the Omer 497 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4257 | ||
| Days of the Omer 498 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4258 | ||
| Days of the Omer 499 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4259 | ||
| Days of the Omer 500 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4260 | ||
| Days of the Omer 501 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4261 | ||
| Days of the Omer 502 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4262 | ||
| Days of the Omer 503 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4263 | ||
| Days of the Omer 504 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4264 | ||
| Days of the Omer 505 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4265 | ||
| Days of the Omer 506 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4266 |
Counting the Omer
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