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Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
What Are the Guidelines for Aveilus Observed During the Sefirah Weeks? The Mourning Period of Sefirah
5778 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Forgetting a Day of Sefirat Ha'Omer
Sefirat Haomer
5777 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Sefirat Ha’Omer: In Anticipation or In Preparation?
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5776 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
“And you shall count” – The process of counting the Omer
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Iyar 12 5775 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Counting the Omer: Ascending from Nationalism to Spirituality
By counting the Omer, we gradually elevate ourselves in two ways
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5775 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
!To infinity – and beyond
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Rabbi Yisrael Wende
Counting the Omer as a process
In the process of leaving Egypt and becoming a nation we distinguish between the initial state which stands for itself, the goal at the end which stands for itself and the process.
Sefirat Haomer
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
A Review of the Halachos of Sefiras HaOmer Making Our Days Count
Details About Counting "Sefirat Ha'omer", practical laws and interesting questions
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5771 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
History Intervenes
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5770 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
Days And Weeks
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5769 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
Pirkei Avot between Pesach and Shavuot
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5769 | R' Chaviv Danesh
The Omer
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Iyar 5768 | Rabbi Chananya Malka
Days of the Omer and Refining Character Traits
Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students died during the Omer counting period. Why did they die precisely during these days? Is there any connection between the Torah commandments applying to the Omer period and the deaths of Rabbi Akiva’s students at this time?
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Nissan 5768 | Rabbi Shmuel Holshtein
Counting Seven Weeks - the Omer
When Rabbi Mohilever entered the crowded lecture hall, he looked about at the numerous bareheaded pupils seated before him and began to speak: “I understand that you are proficient in math. Can anybody tell me what the count (“sefirah”) is today?”
Sefirat Haomer Jewish Laws and Customs
Nisan 5767 | Rabbi Shai Siminovsky
The Road to Redemption Is Full of Dangers
Today, we have the good fortune of observing two important landmarks in the midst of the Omer counting, landmarks which reflect national progress on the one hand, and spiritual deficiency on the other - Israel's Independence Day and Jerusalem Day.
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5766 | Rabbi Meir Goldwicht
The Brit of the Omer
Why are the days between Pesach and Shavuot called sefirat haomer instead of sefirah l’kabbalat haTorah? Why is the mitzvah of the omer accorded the special status of a brit? The answer to these questions reveal the true message behind the korban haomer;
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5766 | Rabbi Joseph Tabory
Sfirat Ha'Omer & Shavuot
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5765 | Rabbi Gideon Weitzman
From Faith to Belief
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5643 | Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaLevi Kilav
Between Passover and Shavuot
The essential message of Passover is that the Almighty dominates and rules over His creation, while Shavuot focuses upon God's role as king. Both these traits find expression in the Omer counting, which is reckoned both according to days and weeks.
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5755 | Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
The Omer
We bind the Festival of Freedom, which commemorates our Exodus from Egyptian bondage, with Shavuot, which celebrates our spiritual freedom - receiving the Torah at Sinai. By counting the Omer we declare this period to be a single and complete unit.
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