Before we answer this question, we have to ask even more profound questions: 1) What is the Omer ? 2) What is the counting of the Omer ? 3) What is Lag BaOmer ? I shall try to answer these questions one by one, and build a general picture. Please feel free to comment or ask your own below. The Omer 1) As for the first question, what is the Omer ? The Omer is a bulk of a few of spikes bound together (in the volume of 4 liters), that the Hebrew people were asked to bring to the temple as a sacrifice the first day after Passover in spring time (April). 2) The counting of the Omer, is the process of counting 49 days from the day after Passover to Shavuot. Generally we count down seven weeks, 7 X 7 = 49 days. On the 5oth day from Passover we celebrate Matan... Read More