Counting the Omer
Omer - Day 13
The thirteenth day of counting the Omer starts Thursday, April 20th at twilight. That's one week and six days!
Omer - Day 13
The thirteenth day of counting the Omer starts Thursday, April 20th at twilight. That's one week and six days!
Omer - Day 12
The twelfth day of counting the Omer starts Tuesday, April 19th at twilight. That's one week and five days!
Omer - Day 12
The twelfth day of counting the Omer starts Tuesday, April 19th at twilight. That's one week and five days!
Omer - Day 11
The eleventh day of counting the Omer starts Monday, April 18th at twilight. That's one week and four days!
Omer - Day 11
The eleventh day of counting the Omer starts Monday, April 18th at twilight. That's one week and four days!
Omer - Day 10
The tenth day of counting the Omer starts Monday, April 17th at twilight. That's one week and three days!
Omer - Day 10
The tenth day of counting the Omer starts Monday, April 17th at twilight. That's one week and three days!
Omer - Day 9
The ninth day of counting the Omer starts Sunday, April 16th at twilight. That's one week and two days!
Omer - Day 9
The ninth day of counting the Omer starts Sunday, April 16th at twilight. That's one week and two days!
Omer - Day 8
The eighth day of counting the Omer starts Saturday, April 15 after twilight. That's one week and a day!
Omer - Day 8
The eighth day of counting the Omer starts Saturday, April 15 after twilight. That's one week and a day!
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."