Counting the omer is a sacred practice in the Jewish tradition with roots in the Hebrew bible. It has evolved from its ancient agricultural origins into an opportunity for spiritual self-assessment and growth.
And from the day on which you bring the sheaf of elevation offering—the day after the sabbath—you shall count off seven weeks. They must be complete: you must count until the day after the seventh week—fifty days; then you shall bring an offering of new grain to THE ETERNAL. (Leviticus 23:15-16)
I invite you to join me on this spiritual journey, counting the days between Passover and Shavuot, from liberation to revelation.
26 Nissan / כו בניסן
Today is the eleventh day, one week and four days of the omer.
הַיּוֹם אַחַד עָשָׂר יוֹם שֶׁהֵם שָׁבֽוּעַ אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעָה יָמִים לָעֹֽמֶר
Hayom akhad asar yom sheheim shavua ekhad v'arba'ah yamim la'omer.
נצח שבגבורה
Netzach Sh’b’Gevurah
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ דֶּ֗שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit tree yielding fruit after it’s kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so. (Genesis 1:11)