Counting the Omer

Omer - Day 7 - One Week

The seventh day (the first full week) of counting the Omer starts Friday, April 14 after twilight

Omer - Day 7 - One Week

The seventh day (the first full week) of counting the Omer starts Friday, April 14 after twilight

Omer - Day 6

The sixth day of counting the Omer is Thursday, April 13 after twilight

Omer - Day 6

The sixth day of counting the Omer is Thursday, April 13 after twilight

Omer - Day 5

The fifth day of counting the Omer is Wednesday, April 12 after twilight.

Omer - Day 5

The fifth day of counting the Omer is Wednesday, April 12 after twilight.

Omer - Day 4

The fourth day of counting the Omer is Tuesday, April 11 after twilight.

Omer - Day 4

The fourth day of counting the Omer is Tuesday, April 11 after twilight.

Omer - Day 3

The third day of counting the Omer is Monday, April 10 after twilight.

Omer - Day 3

The third day of counting the Omer is Monday, April 10 after twilight.

Omer - Day 2

The second day of counting the Omer is Sunday, April 9 after twilight.

Omer - Day 2

The second day of counting the Omer is Sunday, April 9 after twilight.

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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."