Counting the omer after accepting Shabbos

Hi,

One who forgets to count the Omer on Thursday night, and davens maariv before sunset on Friday evening, may still perform the Thursday night count until sunset on Friday evening.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:99:3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer

Hello,

The Torah instructs the Jewish people to bring a barley offering out of the new crop of barley, on the 2nd day of Passover. They are then to count seven weeks, 49 days, and then celebrate Shavuot - on which they bring a wheat offering from the new crop of wheat.

To continue this practice even without a Temple and its offerings, we count 49 days from the 2nd night of Passover through the night preceding Shavuot. The recitation may be found on page 282 in the standard Artscroll Siddur.

If a person forgets to count the Omer at night, he can make it up the next day without reciting the associated blessing, and then continue to count normally that night.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:7)

חג כשר ושמח,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer

Hi,

We are now into the 49-day Omer period which runs from Pesach to Shavuot. For posts on the mitzvah of Counting the Omer, please click here.

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Omer - a list of relevant posts

Hi,

Here are a few posts related to the Counting of the Omer, which began Thursday night and runs up to Shavuot:

The basic mitzvah
The language in which we count
What time to count
Counting as early at night as possible
Knowing the correct number

Have a great Moed,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer: The Forgetful Counter

Hello,

One should know the correct Omer number before reciting the blessing and actually counting.

If one didn't know, or actually had it wrong, and then remembered the correct number by the time he actually did count, he did fulfill the mitzvah.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:5-6; Mishneh Berurah 489:29, 489:32)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer: Timing

Hello,

Once the time arrives for counting the Omer (meaning, when the stars emerge at night), one should not engage in any other activity, even eating - one should simply count the Omer.

There are two reasons for this rule: To show love of the Mitzvah, and to avoid getting involved in other things and forgetting to count.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:4)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer: Earliest time

Hi,

One may count the Omer immediately after sunset; however, it is ideal to wait until after the stars emerge, if one is sure he will remember to count.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:3; Mishneh Berurah 489:16)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer - Weeks and Days

Hi,

When the Omer reaches Day 7, we begin to count both the days and the weeks. This is because the Torah instructs us, "You shall count 50 days," as well as "Seven weeks you shall count." We say, "Today is Day X, which is Y weeks and Z days to the Omer."

One should only count the Omer in a language he understands - the purpose is to state and understand the count.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:1; Mishneh Berurah 489:5)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Counting the Omer

Hello,


The Torah instructs the Jewish people to bring a barley offering out of the new crop of barley, on the 2nd day of Passover. They are then to count seven weeks, 49 days, and then celebrate Shavuot - on which they bring a wheat offering from the new crop of wheat.

To continue this practice even without a Temple and its offerings, we count 49 days from the 2nd night of Passover through the night preceding Shavuot. The recitation may be found on page 282 in the standard Artscroll Siddur.

If a person forgets to count the Omer at night, he can make it up the next day without reciting the associated blessing, and then continue to count normally that night.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 489:7)

Have a great day,
Mordechai