Counting the Omer
On the second day of Passover an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as an offering. Every night, from the second night of Passover to the night before Shavu’ot (Pentecost), there is a blessing Baruch atah A-donai E-loheinu Melekh Ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al S’firat Ha-omer. (“Blessed are You,