Counting of the Omer
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Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Counting of the Omer canonical | 7 |
| Sefirat HaOmer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Counting of the Omer Context triple: [Shavuot, countingPrecededBy, Counting of the Omer]
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
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C.
Neilah
Neilah is the solemn closing prayer service that concludes Yom Kippur and the High Holy Days in Jewish tradition.
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D.
Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Counting of the Omer Target entity description: Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
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C.
Neilah
Neilah is the solemn closing prayer service that concludes Yom Kippur and the High Holy Days in Jewish tradition.
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D.
Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual
ⓘ
mitzvah ⓘ religious practice ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Hasidism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidic Judaism
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Exodus from Egypt
ⓘ
Revelation at Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Deuteronomy 16:9–10
ⓘ
Leviticus 23 ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus 23:15–16
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| calendarContext | occurs in the Hebrew months of Nisan and Iyar and into Sivan ⓘ |
| commandmentType | biblical commandment ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Rabbi Akiva’s students ⓘ |
| countingUnit |
days
ⓘ
weeks ⓘ |
| customsAssociated |
restrictions on haircuts
ⓘ
restrictions on weddings ⓘ semi-mourning practices ⓘ |
| duration |
49 days
ⓘ
seven weeks ⓘ |
| eachDayFormula | Today is X days of the Omer ⓘ |
| endsBefore | festival of Shavuot ⓘ |
| halachicDiscussion | whether counting is a biblical or rabbinic obligation today ⓘ |
| halachicRequirement |
blessing is recited before counting if previous days were not missed
ⓘ
counting must be done standing according to many authorities ⓘ |
| HebrewName |
Counting of the Omer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sefirat HaOmer
|
| historicalAssociation |
barley offering in the Temple
ⓘ
omer measure of barley ⓘ |
| ifDayMissed | continue counting without a blessing according to common practice ⓘ |
| includes | mention of both days and weeks after the first week ⓘ |
| includesSpecialDay | Lag BaOmer ⓘ |
| LagBaOmerCustoms | lifting of some mourning practices ⓘ |
| LagBaOmerPosition | 33rd day of the Omer ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedToHoliday |
Passover
ⓘ
Shavuot ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | often recited after evening prayer (Ma’ariv) ⓘ |
| originOfName | omer grain offering ⓘ |
| performedAtTime |
after nightfall
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| performedBy | observant Jews ⓘ |
| purpose |
marking the period between Passover and Shavuot
ⓘ
spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
recitation of a blessing
ⓘ
verbal counting ⓘ |
| spiritualFrameworks |
Kabbalistic meditations
ⓘ
seven lower sefirot ⓘ |
| startsAfter | first day of Passover ⓘ |
| statusAfterTempleDestruction | observed as a rabbinic commandment according to many authorities ⓘ |
| statusInTempleTimes | connected to bringing the omer offering ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Counting of the Omer Description of subject: Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Sefirat HaOmer