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Counting the Omer Calendar 2021
35 Each evening (anytime between sundown and when you go to bed), beginning March 28 until
Pentecost/Shavuot on the evening of May 16 please take time to count the omer, as
commanded in Leviticus 23:15-16. During this time, we are counting up to rejoicing in the
universal outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) and the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. It
May 1, is a time of anticipation and joy!
2021 How to count the Omer:
1. Say: “Today is ____ (one, two, three, etc.) day(s) of the omer.” (OH-mer)
2. Pray out loud, “Bless-ed are You, O Lord Our God, King of the Universe, Who
sanctifies us with Your commandments and commands us to count the omer.”
3. Close by prayer the Model Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).
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