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 September 6-12 2026: Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)
This coming week, 6-12 September 2026 (24 Elul 5786-1 Tishrei 5787), the Bible reading plan covers Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah). 06 Sep Genesis 21:1-12

