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Sefirat HaOmer

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When must one count the Omer, and what is the proper procedure for counting?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Timing and Method

If one counted during the day instead of at night, can one still count with a blessing at night?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Day vs. Night Counting

If one prayed in the community during daytime, may one count the Omer with them without a blessing, and then bless and count again at night?

2 opinions

Daytime vs. Nighttime Counting

If one is asked the number of days before nightfall, should one state the actual day or the previous day's count?

2 opinions

Answering Questions Before N…

If one opens the blessing intending to say one number but mistakenly finishes with a different number, must one recite the blessing again?

1 opinions

Errors During Recitation

If one forgot to count the Omer on the first night, can one count with a blessing on the second night?

2 opinions across 2 eras

When counting on Friday night or on Yom Tov eve, at what point in the liturgy should one count?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Shabbat and Yom Tov Observance

Is it forbidden to eat new grain (grain of the new harvest) after the Omer period?

2 opinions across 2 eras

New Grain Consumption

May one count the days without explicitly mentioning 'Omer' in the recitation?

1 opinions

Precise Language Requirements

If one skipped a single day of counting but is uncertain about which day, may one count with a blessing on subsequent days?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Uncertainty About Skipped Day