Counting the Omer is keeping the commandment to count 50 days (seven Sabbaths plus one day) between the offering of the first fruits of the barley harvest (often called First Fruits) until the feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) (Leviticus 23:15-21). This year The Barking Fox is counting the omer with modern pictures of people named in the Bible.

Bible Literacy
Weekly Bible Reading For February 16-22: Mishpatim (Ordinances)
This coming week, 16-22 February 2025 (18-24 Shevat 5785), the Bible reading plan covers Mishpatim (Ordinances). 16 Feb Exodus 21:1-19 1 Chronicles 1:1-42 Luke 18:18-34