Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 4501 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 738 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4498 | ||
| Days of the Omer 739 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4499 | ||
| Days of the Omer 740 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4500 | ||
| Days of the Omer 741 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4501 | ||
| Days of the Omer 742 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4502 | ||
| Days of the Omer 743 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4503 | ||
| Days of the Omer 744 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4504 | ||
| Days of the Omer 745 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4505 | ||
| Days of the Omer 746 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4506 | ||
| Days of the Omer 747 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4507 | ||
| Days of the Omer 748 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4508 |
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