The Block Center for Jewish Exploration and Education
The Days We are Counting this Sefirat HaOmer
Rabbi Dave Levy
Kavanah-Hinneni Muchan U’mzuman- I am ready to fulfill the mitzvah of counting the Omer. However, we still have heavy hearts this year as we continue to count so much more. We count the days since the terror of October 7, we count the days that our brothers and sisters, our children, have sat held hostage by Hamas. Each day we will count the Omer, but we will also count the days of shevi-captivity. We pray to get to stop this count tonight, but if we are disappointed, we will keep hope and keep counting. May it be your will, Adonai, that our Jewish family be reunited NOW. May the Omer, always known as a period of Jewish anxiety, be turned into a joyous reunion, bringing our hostages home safely.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְותָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹֽמֶר׃
Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has sanctified us with your commandments and commanded us to count the omer.
הַיּוֹם יוֹם Insert Day of the Omer
Today is (Insert Day of the Omer and add Day of captivity as found below)
Sunday, April 13, 2025 - First Day of the Omer: Day 555 of captivity
Monday, April 14, 2025 - Second Day of the Omer: Day 556 of captivity
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Third Day of the Omer: Day 557 of captivity
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - Fourth Day of the Omer: Day 558 of captivity
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - Fifth Day of the Omer: Day 559 of captivity
Friday, April 18, 2025 - Sixth Day of the Omer: Day 560 of captivity
Saturday, April 19, 2025 - Seventh Day of the Omer: Day 561 of captivity
Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Eighth Day of the Omer: Day 562 of captivity
Monday, April 21, 2025 - Ninth Day of the Omer: Day 563 of captivity
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Tenth Day of the Omer: Day 564 of captivity
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Eleventh Day of the Omer: Day 565 of captivity
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Twelfth Day of the Omer: Day 566 of captivity
Friday, April 25, 2025 - Thirteenth Day of the Omer: Day 567 of captivity
Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Fourteenth Day of the Omer: Day 568 of captivity
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - Fifteenth Day of the Omer: Day 569 of captivity
Monday, April 28, 2025 - Sixteenth Day of the Omer: Day 570 of captivity
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - Seventeenth Day of the Omer: Day 571 of captivity
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Eighteenth Day of the Omer: Day 572 of captivity
Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Nineteenth Day of the Omer: Day 573 of captivity
Friday, May 2, 2025 - Twentieth Day of the Omer: Day 574 of captivity
Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Twenty-first Day of the Omer: Day 575 of captivity
Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Twenty-second Day of the Omer: Day 576 of captivity
Monday, May 5, 2025 - Twenty-third Day of the Omer: Day 577 of captivity
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Twenty-fourth Day of the Omer: Day 578 of captivity
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - Twenty-fifth Day of the Omer: Day 579 of captivity
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - Twenty-sixth Day of the Omer: Day 580 of captivity
Friday, May 9, 2025 - Twenty-seventh Day of the Omer: Day 581 of captivity
Saturday, May 10, 2025 - Twenty-eighth Day of the Omer: Day 582 of captivity
Sunday, May 11, 2025 - Twenty-ninth Day of the Omer: Day 583 of captivity
Monday, May 12, 2025 - Thirtieth Day of the Omer: Day 584 of captivity
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - Thirty-first Day of the Omer: Day 585 of captivity
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - Thirty-second Day of the Omer: Day 586 of captivity
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - Thirty-third Day of the Omer: Day 587 of captivity
Friday, May 16, 2025 - Thirty-fourth Day of the Omer: Day 588 of captivity
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - Thirty-fifth Day of the Omer: Day 589 of captivity
Sunday, May 18, 2025 - Thirty-sixth Day of the Omer: Day 590 of captivity
Monday, May 19, 2025 - Thirty-seventh Day of the Omer: Day 591 of captivity
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - Thirty-eighth Day of the Omer: Day 592 of captivity
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Thirty-ninth Day of the Omer: Day 593 of captivity
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - Fortieth Day of the Omer: Day 594 of captivity
Friday, May 23, 2025 - Forty-first Day of the Omer: Day 595 of captivity
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Forty-second Day of the Omer: Day 596 of captivity
Sunday, May 25, 2025 - Forty-third Day of the Omer: Day 597 of captivity
Monday, May 26, 2025 - Forty-fourth Day of the Omer: Day 598 of captivity
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Forty-fifth Day of the Omer: Day 599 of captivity
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - Forty-sixth Day of the Omer: Day 600 of captivity
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - Forty-seventh Day of the Omer: Day 601 of captivity
Friday, May 30, 2025 - Forty-eighth Day of the Omer: Day 602 of captivity
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Forty-ninth Day of the Omer: Day 603 of captivity