Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 4559 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 796 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4556 | ||
| Days of the Omer 797 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4557 | ||
| Days of the Omer 798 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4558 | ||
| Days of the Omer 799 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4559 | ||
| Days of the Omer 800 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4560 | ||
| Days of the Omer 801 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4561 | ||
| Days of the Omer 802 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4562 | ||
| Days of the Omer 803 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4563 | ||
| Days of the Omer 804 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4564 | ||
| Days of the Omer 805 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4565 | ||
| Days of the Omer 806 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4566 |
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