ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, 24 Iyar, 5783 May 15, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, 24 Iyar, 5783 May 15, 2023 Omer: Day 39 - Netzach sheb'Yesod Tonight Count 40 Torah Reading Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1-19 Jewish History Germany Surrenders (1945) In Rheims, France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command signed the unconditional surrender documents for all German forces to the Allies, thus marking the official end of World War II in Europe. The surrender took place following a fierce seven days of battles and truces across Europe. Laws and Customs Count "Forty Days to the Omer" Tonight Tomorrow is the fortieth day of the Omer Count. Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall of the previous evening, we count the omer for tomorrow's date tonight, after nightfall: " Today is forty days, which are five weeks and five days, to the Omer ." (If you miss the count tonight, you can count the omer all day tomorrow, but without the preceding blessing). The 49-day "Counting of the Ome