During the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot, Jews around the world perform a mitzvah called Sefirat haOmer (the counting of, or more accurately, from the omer, meaning “sheaf”), the origins ...

They do not look at the table, but between the sofa cushions. Children do not focus on what their parents say to them in public, what they preach, but at what their parents truly care about ...

Like with all of the other commandments, Sefirat HaOmer is loaded with Kabbalistic significance. Without the Kabbalah, we would not know what we were doing when we wave the lulav or blow the ...

Common practice (Orach Chayyim 489) is that after the Maariv Amidah, the chazzan recites the blessing of Sefirat HaOmer and afterwards he counts, followed by the congregation blessing and counting.

Maybe this is the year to take up the practice of counting the Omer (sefirat ha-Omer) if it is new to you. For those who have been observing this mitzvah in the past, this year can offer a deeper ...

We keep track of these days by “counting the Omer” (in Hebrew, Sefirat HaOmer). An omer is a bundle of grain which, in Temple times, would be offered each day between the two holidays.

As for Sefirat HaOmer, the majority opinion (with which the Rambam disagrees) is that it has no biblical application today and was instituted by the rabbis zecher leMikdash, in memory of the Temple.

We keep track of these days by “counting the Omer” (in Hebrew, Sefirat HaOmer). An omer is a bundle of grain which, in Temple times, would be offered each day between the two holidays.