B´H

Counting the Omer

"You shall bring a sheaf (omer) of your harvest to the priest...and you shall count for yourselves...seven Sabbaths shall be completed." --Leviticus 23:10-16
We are obligated to count the days from the second night of Passover to the day before Shavuot, seven full weeks. The count takes place after nightfall for the following day.
Note: If you forgot to count at night, you may count all of the next day--but without a blessing. You may resume counting the next evening with a blessing.
  • First the blessing is said:
Blessing for the Omer
"Praised are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and gave us the commandment of counting the Omer."
  • Next, the day itself is counted, "Today is the __ day, which is __ weeks and __ days of the Omer."

It is helpful to have a calendar for counting the Omer.
Omer Calendar for the Year 5768 (2008)
Day Date Counting the Omer
1 Sunday night,
April 20		 "Hayom yom echad la-Omer."
2 Monday night,
April 21		 "Hayom shnay yah-meem la-Omer."
3 Tuesday night,
April 22		 "Hayom shloshah yah-meem la-Omer."
4 Wednesday night,
April 23		 "Hayom are-ba-ah yah-meem la-Omer."
5 Thursday night,
April 24		 "Hayom cha-mee-shah yah-meem la-Omer."
6 Friday night,
April 25		 "Hayom she-shah yah-meem la-Omer."
7 Saturday night,
April 26		 "Hayom she-vah yah-meem sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad la-Omer."
8 Sunday night,
April 27		 "Hayom shmonah yah-meem sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad v'yom echad la-Omer."
9 Monday night,
April 28		 "Hayom tee-shah yah-meem sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
10 Tuesday night,
April 29		 "Hayom ah-sah-rah yah-meem sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad oo'shloshah yameem la-Omer."
11 Wednesday night,
April 30		 "Hayom ah-chad asar yom sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad v'arba-ah yameem la-Omer."
12 Thursday night,
May 1		 "Hayom shnaym asar yom sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad v'cha-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
13 Friday night,
May 2		 "Hayom shloshah asar yom sheh-haym shah-vu-ah echad v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
14 Saturday night,
May 3		 "Hayom ar-bah-ah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot la-Omer."
15 Sunday night,
May 4		 "Hayom cha-mee-shah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot v'yom echad la-Omer."
16 Monday night,
May 5		 "Hayom shee-shah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
17 Tuesday night,
May 6		 "Hayom shee-vah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot oo-shloshah yameem la-Omer."
18 Wednesday night,
May 7		 "Hayom shmonah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot v'arbah-ah yameem la-Omer."
19 Thursday night,
May 8		 "Hayom tee-shah asar yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot v'cha-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
20 Friday night,
May 9		 "Hayom eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shnay shavuot v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
21 Saturday night,
May 10		 "Hayom echad v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot la-Omer."
22 Sunday night,
May 11		 "Hayom shnah-yim v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot v'yom echad la-Omer."
23 Monday night,
May 12		 "Hayom shloshah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
24 Tuesday night,
May 13		 "Hayom are-bah-ah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot oo-shloshah yameem la-Omer."
25 Wednesday night,
May 14		 "Hayom chah-mee-shah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot v'are-bah-ah yameem la-Omer."
26 Thursday night,
May 15		 "Hayom shee-shah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot v'chah-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
27 Friday night,
May 16		 "Hayom sheev-ah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym shloshah shavuot v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
28 Saturday night,
May 17		 "Hayom shmonah v'eh-sreem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot la-Omer."
29 Sunday night,
May 18		 "Hayom teesh-ah v'esreem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot v'yom echad la-Omer."
30 Monday night,
May 19		 "Hayom shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
31 Tuesday night,
May 20		 "Hayom eh-chad oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot oo-shloshah yameem la-Omer."
32 Wednesday night,
May 21		 "Hayom shnah-yim oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot v'are-bah-ah yameem la-Omer."
33 Thursday night,
May 22		 "Hayom shloshah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot v'chah-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
34 Friday night,
May 23		 "Hayom are-bah-ah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym are-bah-ah shavuot v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
35 Saturday night,
May 24		 "Hayom chah-mee-shah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot la-Omer."
36 Sunday night,
May 25		 "Hayom shee-shah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot v'yom echad la-Omer."
37 Monday night,
May 26		 "Hayom sheev-ah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
38 Tuesday night,
May 27		 "Hayom shmonah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot oo-shlo-shah yameem la-Omer."
39 Wednesday night,
May 28		 "Hayom teesh-ah oo-shlo-sheem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot v'are-bah-ah yameem la-Omer."
40 Thursday night,
May 29		 "Hayom ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot v'cha-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
41 Friday night,
May 30		 "Hayom echad v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym chah-mee-shah shavuot v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
42 Saturday night,
May 31		 "Hayom shnah-yim v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot la-Omer."
43 Sunday night,
June 1		 "Hayom shloshah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot v'yom echad la-Omer."
44 Monday night,
June 2		 "Hayom ar-bah-ah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot oo-shnay yameem la-Omer."
45 Tuesday night,
June 3		 "Hayom chah-mee-shah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot oo-shloshah yameem la-Omer."
46 Wednesday night,
June 4		 Hayom shee-shah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot v'ar-bah-ah yameem la-Omer."
47 Thursday night,
June 5		 "Hayom sheev-ah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot v'chah-mee-shah yameem la-Omer."
48 Friday night,
June 6		 "Hayom shmonah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym shee-shah shavuot v'shee-shah yameem la-Omer."
49 Saturday night,
June 7		 "Hayom teesh-ah v'ar-bah-eem yom sheh-haym sheev-ah shavuot la-Omer."

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