From the second day of Pessach until Shavu'ot we count the 49 days of the Omer.
Counting is done after nightfall. Before counting a Bracha is said:
ברוך אתה... אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בּמִצְוֹתָיו, וצִוָּנוּ עַל ספִירַת הָעוֹמֶר
One counts both days and weeks, as the Torah says (Vayikra 23:15-16):
וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם ... שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת ... תִּסְפְּרוּ חֲמִשִּׁים יוֹם
"And you shall count ... 7 weeks ... you shall count 50 days."
Today is the 8th day of the Omer which is 1 week and 1 day.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 120:1
- Danny, in Jerusalem
Wednesday, 23 Nissan 5773 - 8th day of the Omer
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