Days of the Omer for Hebrew Year 4599 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 836 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4596 | ||
| Days of the Omer 837 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4597 | ||
| Days of the Omer 838 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4598 | ||
| Days of the Omer 839 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4599 | ||
| Days of the Omer 840 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4600 | ||
| Days of the Omer 841 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4601 | ||
| Days of the Omer 842 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4602 | ||
| Days of the Omer 843 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4603 | ||
| Days of the Omer 844 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4604 | ||
| Days of the Omer 845 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4605 | ||
| Days of the Omer 846 | 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 4606 |
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