בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ שְׁכִינָה, רוּחַ הָעוֹלָם
.אַשֶׁר קִדְשָׁתּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֵיהָ, וְצִוָתְנוּ לְהַדְלִיק עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר

(Fem:) Brucha at Shechinah, ru’ach ha-olam, 
asher kidshatnu be-mitzvoteyha ve-tzivatnu al sefirat ha-Omer. 

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
.אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר

(Masc:) Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, 
asher kidshanu be-mitzvotav ve-tzivanu al sefirat ha-Omer.

Blessed are You, who makes us holy with your mitzvot,
and teaches us to count the Omer. 

On the second night of Pesach say the following:

.הַיוֹם יוֹם אֶחָד בָּעֹמֶר
Hayom yom echad ba-Omer.
Today is the first day of the Omer. 


If you’re taking part in the beautiful emerging custom of having a seder on one of the nights of Pesach other than the first or second, say: 

הַיוֹם ____ יָמִים בָּעֹמֶר
Hayom (third night: shney / fourth night: shlosha / fifth night: arba’a  
sixth night: chamisha / seventh night: shisha / eighth night: shiva ) yamim ba-Omer.
Today is the ____ day of the Omer. 

The counting of the Omer is not just the act of watching time tick by. It is more than the rote calculation of days. In many ways, the antithesis of counting the Omer is a prisoner scratching tallies on their cell walls to keep track of the “empty, homogenous time” they are forced to spend behind bars. The seven weeks leading up to Shavu’ot are filled with eager anticipation of the ‘re-giving’ and renewal of the Torah. Counting the Omer is an act of spiritual preparation. As Moshe said, “Teach us to number our days, so we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) Let us open our eyes and see the revolutionary potential of each moment.
 


haggadah Section: Hallel
Source: Min Ha-Meitzar: An Abolitionist Haggadah from the Narrow Place by Noraa Kaplan