We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.
The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ...
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
(Omer counter)
A calendar used to count the forty-nine days between the spring holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
Counting the Omer: The Basics of the Jewish Ritual
Bilski, Emily D., ed. Objects of the Spirit: Ritual and the Art of Tobi Kahn, Hudson Hills Press, Manchester, Vermont and New York, 2004, pp. 48-50.
Carlebach, Elisheva. Palaces of Time: Jewish Calendar and Culture in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press, 2011.
Kedar, Karyn D. Omer: A Counting. Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York, 2014.
Wahl, Jean-Jacques. “Le calendrier de l’Omer: un objet méconnu,” Montevideo 31 (March 2012), 22-23.
Select a language
