Counting the Omer
Omer - Day 31
The thirty-first day of counting the Omer starts Monday, May 8th at twilight. That's four weeks and three days!
Omer - Day 31
The thirty-first day of counting the Omer starts Monday, May 8th at twilight. That's four weeks and three days!
Omer - Day 30
The twenty-ninth day of counting the Omer starts Sunday, May 7th at twilight. That's four weeks and a two days!
Omer - Day 30
The twenty-ninth day of counting the Omer starts Sunday, May 7th at twilight. That's four weeks and a two days!
Omer - Day 29
The twenty-ninth day of counting the Omer starts Saturday, May 6th at twilight. That's four weeks and a day!
Omer - Day 29
The twenty-ninth day of counting the Omer starts Saturday, May 6th at twilight. That's four weeks and a day!
Omer - Day 28 - Four Weeks
The twenty-eighth day (the fourth week) of counting the Omer starts Friday, May 5th at twilight. This is "second Passover" (Pesach Shini)!
Omer - Day 28 - Four Weeks
The twenty-eighth day (the fourth week) of counting the Omer starts Friday, May 5th at twilight. This is "second Passover" (Pesach Shini)!
Omer - Day 27
The twenty-seven day of counting the Omer starts Thursday, May 4th at twilight. That's three weeks and six days!
Omer - Day 27
The twenty-seven day of counting the Omer starts Thursday, May 4th at twilight. That's three weeks and six days!
Omer - Day 26
The twenty-sixth day of counting the Omer starts Wednesday, May 3rd at twilight. That's three weeks and five days!
Omer - Day 26
The twenty-sixth day of counting the Omer starts Wednesday, May 3rd at twilight. That's three weeks and five days!
Tips for Counting
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Count at Home
Get creative! Find something to help you keep track of days! Use marbles, black beans, paper chains, spools of thread, and ribbons tied on the fence posts! Forty-nine of anything will do!
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Days and Dates
While many traditions start the counting on different days, we take a simple reading of Leviticus 23:15 and start counting on the Saturday night after Passover, that's April 8th this year!
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Why Twilight?
In the creation story, evenings came before mornings (see Gen 1:5). Biblical days are patterned after the Genesis model so a new day starts at twilight. That is the traditional time to "count the Omer."