I have not yet counted the Omer tonight. It is after midnight but still nighttime. I want to count but there is a possibility of waking up the person who is sleeping in the next room. I need to wash (Negel Vaser) and then count and I might wake up the person who is sleeping? Should I wait and count during the next day without a bracha in order to make sure that I don’t wake the person or should I count and take the chance that I might wake them up?
Also, if there was one other time during the counting of the Omer this year that I did not count at night but counted during the day so am I still able to count with a bracha on the following nights if there were two times that I had to count during the day?
Rabbi thank you so much for your help to me.
Answer:
If you are concerned about waking somebody up, just rub your hands against something to ensure that they are clean, and count (with a berachah) without washing.
Provided that you counted during the day, you may continue to count with a berachah, even if you do this more than once.
