Judaism 101 or "Jew FAQ" is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs, written from a traditional perspective in conversational language you can understand.
We count the 49 days from Passover (the Exodus from Egypt) to Shavu'ot (receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai) to emphasize the connection between these two important holidays.
The 33rd day of the counting of the Omer. A celebratory day in the middle of the Omer counting remembering a break in the plague that affected the Jewish community during the Omer period in ancient times.