If you’d like to display today’s Omer count on your website and you’re comfortable with a bit of Javascript, you can use a snippet like this: To display the Omer count in another language, change the &lg=s to another supported language code (for example h for Hebrew, es for Spanish, etc). If you’d like to […]
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Days of the Omer
Counting of the Omer (or Sefirat Ha’omer, Hebrew: ספירת העומר) is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. This mitzvah derives from the Torah commandment to count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, a sacrifice containing an omer-measure of barley, was […]
Lag B’Omer
Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: ל״ג בעומר), also known as Lag LaOmer amongst Sephardi Jews, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the thirty-third day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Modern Jewish […]
5782 Year in Review
As we begin the month of Elul, a new year is on the horizon. We’ve been hard at work this past year making Hebcal easier to use and a more complete resource. What follows is a summary of the changes we’ve made (major and minor) since Rosh Hashana 5782. Hebrew Date Converter When the parsha […]
Szczecin Shabbat Times
Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland