Reply To: The Omer Home › Forums › Yom Tov › Sefira › The Omer › Reply To: The Omer May 17, 2012 3:53 am at 3:53 am #874938 dashParticipant We don’t count up, we don’t count down. We say “Today is forty days in/to the Omer”. Which makes no sense – we should say “fortieth day”. Despite the fact that the days are part of a series, each day is a unique oppertunity.