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Ma'ariv for Motza'ei Shabbat

The Omer

סדר ספירת העומר

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סדר ספירת העומר

COUNTING OF THE OMER

The Omer is counted each night from the second night of Pesaḥ until the night before Shavuot. See laws 223-226.
Some say the following meditation before the blessing:
Hebrew
לְשֵׁם יִחוּד קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּהּ בִּדְחִילוּ וּרְחִימוּ
לְיַחֵד שֵׁם י״ה בְּו״ה בְּיִחוּדָא שְׁלִים בְּשֵׁם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Sephardi
Leshem yichud kudsha berich hu ushechinteh bidchilu urechimu
leyached sheim Yod-Heh be-Vav-Heh beyichuda shelim beshem kol Yisrael.
English
For the sake of the unification of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Divine Presence, in reverence and love, to unify the name Yod-Heh with Vav-Heh in perfect unity in the name of all Israel.
Lev. 23Ps. 90
Hebrew
הִנְנִי מוּכָן וּמְזֻמָּן לְקַיֵּם מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר. כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה,
וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת, מִיּוֹם הֲבִיאֲכֶם אֶת־עֹמֶר הַתְּנוּפָה, שֶׁבַע
שַׁבָּתוֹת תְּמִימֹת תִּהְיֶינָה: עַד מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת הַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּסְפְּרוּ חֲמִשִּׁים
יוֹם, וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה לַיהוָה: וִיהִי נֹעַם אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ, וּמַעֲשֵׂה
יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ, וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ:
Sephardi
Hineni muchan umezuman lekayeim mitzvat aseh shel sefirat ha'omer. Kemo shekatuv batorah,
Usfartem lachem mimochorat hashabbat, miyom havi'achem et-omer hatenufah, sheva
shabbatot temimot tihyenah: ad mimochorat hashabbat hashevi'it tisperu chamishim
yom, vehikravtem minchah chadashah laAdonai: Vihi no'am Adonai Eloheinu aleinu, uma'aseh
yadeinu konenah aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenehu:
English
I am prepared and ready to fulfill the positive commandment of Counting the Omer, as is written in the Torah, "You shall count seven complete weeks from the day following the [Pesaḥ] rest day, when you brought the Omer as a wave-offering. To the day after the seventh week you shall count fifty days. Then you shall present a meal-offering of new grain to the LORD." May the pleasantness of the LORD our God be upon us. Establish for us the work of our hands, O establish the work of our hands.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר.
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha'olam
asher kiddeshanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu al sefirat ha'omer.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about counting the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם יוֹם אֶחָד לָעֹמֶר.
חסד שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom yom echad la'omer.
Chesed shebechesed
English
Today is the first day of the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם שְׁנֵי יָמִים לָעֹמֶר.
גבורה שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom shenei yamim la'omer.
Gevurah shebechesed
English
Today is the second day of the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים לָעֹמֶר.
תפארת שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom sheloshah yamim la'omer.
Tiferet shebechesed
English
Today is the third day of the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים לָעֹמֶר.
נצח שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom arba'ah yamim la'omer.
Netzach shebechesed
English
Today is the fourth day of the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם חֲמִשָּׁה יָמִים לָעֹמֶר.
הוד שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom chamishah yamim la'omer.
Hod shebechesed
English
Today is the fifth day of the Omer.
Hebrew
הַיּוֹם שִׁשָּׁה יָמִים לָעֹמֶר.
יסוד שבחסד
Sephardi
Hayom shishah yamim la'omer.
Yesod shebechesed
English
Today is the sixth day of the Omer.