♥ Counting the Omer

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Lag BaOmer falls within the Counting the Omer, a Biblical countdown to Pentecost and the giving of the Torah and the Ruach HaKodesh.

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Counting Anticipation is a powerful emotion indeed! When we count the omer, we are anticipating the holiday of Shavous and the re-enactment of receiving the Torah. We count each day, knowing full well that on the next day we will count again until forty-nine. We are confident as to where we are going, knowing that anticipation is a form of faith. Counting for observant Jews is really an act of devotion. We cherish each and every day that spans our trek from the constraints of Egyptian slavery to our liberation at Har Sinai. As an expression of hiddur mitzvah Jewish artists make omer counters to guide our way along this path of devotion.

Calendar for counting the ‘omer with depictions of an arch and supporting columns, a lion, a shell, flower vases and floral motifs, inscribed with blessings, Psalm 67, Hebrew poetry, and a list of the forty-nine days of the count with corresponding kabbalistic descriptions Tempera on paper Judah L. Magnes Museum purchase, Siegfried S. Strauss collection, 67.1.6.16 Attributed by Siegfried S. Strauss to the 18th-century synagogue painter Eliezer Zusman (Elieser Sussmann) Magnes database record [67-1-6-16.jpg]

The Torah writes: "And you shall count for yourselves from the morrow of the Shabbat, from the day that you bring the omer [offering] that is raised, seven complete weeks there shall be until the morrow of the seventh week you shall count fifty days" (Leviticus 23:1516).

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Sometime between Passover and Shavuot, many people "count the omer." While that may sound complicated, it merely means counting each of the 50 days until Shavuot. But why count? Can't we just look at our calendars to see when Shavuot is? What should we be doing while we're counting the days? Most importantly, what's the significance of this

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Count the omer with these fun and easy activities and crafts.

COUNTING CAN BE HARD, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS CALENDAR It can sometimes be difficult to remember to count but use this calendar to remember or no blessing can be said. Religious Jews mark each day of the...

PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO YHVH, TO HIS TORAH, TO HIS MESSIAH, TO HIS PEOPLE AM ISRAEL & TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL In the light of the season: Counting the Omer unti...