Reply To: The Omer Home › Forums › Yom Tov › Sefira › The Omer › Reply To: The Omer May 17, 2012 11:53 pm at 11:53 pm #874940 147Participant WE don’t count down, because if we began from 49, the high #’s during the early part of the Omer would be too daunting, with too long a wait until Shovu’os.