Beit Midrash
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Jewish Holidays
- Sefirat Haomer
24,000 students, we observe 33 days of
semi-mourning – when joyous, public festivities
are kept to a minimum - between Pesach & Shavuot
(because the students died for 33 days, until the
fever broke). The 3 prevalent customs are:
1) From the start of the Omer (this Tuesday night) until Lag B'Omer;
2) From 2 Iyar until Erev Shavuot;
3) From Rosh Chodesh Iyar until the 3rd day
before Shavuot (shloshet y’mai hagbala).
Any of the 3 customs are acceptable & they may be
changed from year to year if so desired, says Rav
Moshe Feinstein. He adds that guests who are
invited to a wedding or to the Sheva Brachot
following - that falls within their minhag of
Sefira restrictions – may attend the Simcha &
still maintain their personal count without
interruption, as the wedding is considered a
"personal Yom Tov" for the Chatan & Kallah, who
"draw after them" friends & family, regardless of the Minhag they may follow.
5. Weddings and Engagements during the Omer Period
Chapter 3: Customs of Mourning during the Omer Period
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Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
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