Counting the Omer

Counting the Omer, or Sefirat HaOmer, is the holiday we celebrate starting the evening of the second night of Passover. Each evening we count the day, counting up for seven weeks (or forty-nine days) until we reach the night before the festival of Shavuot.

“Then you are to count from the morrow after the Shabbat, from the day that you brought the omer of the wave offering, seven complete Shabbatot.” (Lev 23:15)

It is traditional to recite the following blessing each evening before counting (ideally at nightfall, but it can be the following morning):

Blessed are You, LORD our G-d, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the count of the Omer.

After the blessing, then the day is counted. Beginning with Thursday night, April 9, 2020, the counting would be:

“Today is one day of the Omer.”

The counts for the rest of the days of the Counting of the Omer for 2020 (or 5780) follow:

• Friday night, April 10, 2020: “Today is two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, April 11, 2020: “Today is three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, April 12, 2020: “Today is four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, April 13, 2020: “Today is five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, April 14, 2020: “Today is six days of the Omer.
• Wednesday night, April 15, 2020: “Today is seven days, which is one week of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, April 16, 2020: “Today is eight days, which is one week and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, April 17, 2020: “Today is nine days, which is one week and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, April 18, 2020: “Today is ten days, which is one week and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, April 19, 2020: “Today is eleven days, which is one week and four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, April 20, 2020: “Today is twelve days, which is one week and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, April 21, 2020: “Today is thirteen days, which is one week and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, April 22, 2020: “Today is fourteen days, which is two weeks of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, April 23, 2020: “Today is fifteen days, which is two weeks and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, April 24, 2020: “Today is sixteen days, which is two weeks and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, April 25, 2020: “Today is seventeen days, which is two weeks and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, April 26, 2020: “Today is eighteen days, which is two weeks and four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, April 27, 2020: “Today is nineteen days, which is two weeks and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, April 28, 2020: “Today is twenty days, which is two weeks and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, April 29, 2020: “Today is twenty-one days, which is three weeks of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, April 30, 2020: “Today is twenty-two days, which is three weeks and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, May 1, 2020: “Today is twenty-three days, which is three weeks and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, May 2, 2020: “Today is twenty-four days, which is three weeks and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, May 3, 2020: “Today is twenty-five days, which is three weeks and four days of the Omer. “
• Monday night, May 4, 2020: “Today is twenty-six days, which is three weeks and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, May 5, 2020: “Today is twenty-seven days, which is three weeks and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, May 6, 2020: “Today is twenty-eight days, which is four weeks of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, May 7, 2020: “Today is twenty-nine days, which is four weeks and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, May 8, 2020: “Today is thirty days, which is four weeks and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, May 9, 2020: “Today is thirty-one days, which is four weeks and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, May 10, 2020: “Today is thirty-two days, which is four weeks and four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, May 11, 2020: “Today is thirty-three days, which is four weeks and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, May 12, 2020: “Today is thirty-four days, which is four weeks and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, May 13, 2020: “Today is thirty-five days, which is five weeks of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, May 14, 2020: “Today is thirty-six days, which is five weeks and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, May 15, 2020: “Today is thirty-seven days, which is five weeks and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, May 16, 2020: “Today is thirty-eight days, which is five weeks and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, May 17, 2020: “Today is thirty-nine days, which is five weeks and four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, May 18, 2020: “Today is forty days, which is five weeks and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, May 19, 2020: “Today is forty-one days, which is five weeks and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, May 20, 2020: “Today is forty-two days, which is six weeks of the Omer.”
• Thursday night, May 21, 2020: “Today is forty-three days, which is six weeks and one day of the Omer.”
• Friday night, May 22, 2020: “Today is forty-four days, which is six weeks and two days of the Omer.”
• Saturday night, May 23, 2020: “Today is forty-five days, which is six weeks and three days of the Omer.”
• Sunday night, May 24, 2020: “Today is forty-six days, which is six weeks and four days of the Omer.”
• Monday night, May 25, 2020: “Today is forty-seven days, which is six weeks and five days of the Omer.”
• Tuesday night, May 26, 2020: “Today is forty-eight days, which is six weeks and six days of the Omer.”
• Wednesday night, May 27, 2020: “Today is forty-nine days, which is seven weeks of the Omer.”