Counting the Omer for Beginners: Seven Weeks Between Passover and Shavuot

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Counting the Omer begins when Passover is still in the room.

The seder may be over, but the taste of matzah has not disappeared. Chairs are pushed back from the table. Someone is wrapping leftovers. The haggadot are stacked, the sink is full, and the story of leaving Egypt still feels close enough to touch. Then, on the second night of Passover, Jewish time begins a quieter movement. One day is named. Then another. Then another, until seven full weeks have been counted and Shavuot arrives.

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Counting the Omer for Beginners: Seven Weeks Between Passover and Shavuot