Sefirat Ha Omer/sheaves-Counting

ספירת העומר :

Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Pesach as spiritual preparation and anticipation for the giving of the Torah on Shavuot.

Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. Leviticus 23:16

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר

Blessed are you, God, ruler of the universe, who makes us holy with your good rules such as the Counting of the Sheaves.

Today is the ___ day of the Omer, which is ___ weeks and ___ days of the Omer.

haggadah Section: Conclusion

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