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	Counting the Omer FAQ \| everydayandeverynight.com
		Counting the days between Passover and Shavuot has been going on since the time of the Torah (and probably before).
		The kabbalists took the seven weeks of the omer counting and assigned one sefira from the lower seven sefirot to each of the weeks.
		In some Omer literature, Hod is given the attribute "humility" which is nowhere in its dictionary definition, but underscores your point about the sefirot being symbols, not words.
	everydayandeverynight.com /node/10 (764 words)

	RabbiYeshua.com - Articles - The Omer Count
		Verse 11 says the Omer is to be brought "on the day after the Sabbath." It is not clear whether the verse is referring to the weekly Sabbath or the special sabbath which begins the week of Unleavened Bread.
		Traditionally, the period of the Omer count is to be a time of spiritual introspection as the counters prepare themselves for Shavuot.
		The Counting of the Omer is a count down to Shavuot, the time of giving of the Torah and the time of the giving of the Holy Spirit.
	www.rabbiyeshua.com /articles/2001/omer.html (1970 words)

	More on the Counting of the Omer - Laws
		The correct time for counting the omer is at the beginning of the night, for the verse states that we are to count seven complete weeks and the count can be complete only if we commence when the sixteenth of Nissan begins.
		When counting, one should be careful to use the correct grammatical form (e.g., using the word yamim, days, until ten and then yom from that point on, and using the masculine form for the count of the weeks].
		If one is asked what is the proper count for that night: If the person being asked has not yet counted himself, he should not say the number of that night for he will in effect have counted the omer without saying a blessing and he will be unable to count again with a blessing.
	www.chabad.org /library/article.htm/aid/1677/jewish/More-on-the-Omer.html (1366 words)

	VBM Torah Studies
		However, the suggested conclusion is that in our day counting the omer is not de'oraita (of biblical authority) but rather only a rabbinic obligation to remember the practices which applied during the days of the mikdash.
		The previously cited positions which demanded counting of both days and weeks might have argued that indeed, even in our era when the mikdash and korbanot no longer exist, counting the omer still applies as a biblical commandment and hence, the strict format of counting must be sustained.
		Counting the omer was installed by the Chakhamim specifically to MEMOthe lost mikdash and to adequately absorb the message of the churban.
	www.vbm-torah.org /shavuot/shv59mt.htm (1637 words)

	Counting The Omer???
		The sheaf of the wave offering in Leviticus 23 and from the time you begin to put the sickle to the corn are referring to the time of the Feast of Firstfruits, the time when Israel brought the firstfruits of their spring harvest and presented them to Yahuweh.
		Israel was instructed to count 7 weeks or 7 Sabbaths from that time (49 days in other words) and the next day after the 49th would be another feast, the Feast of Weeks, which most of us know as the Feast of Pentecost.
		Now some of you might be wondering, what is an "omer?" An omer is a measure of barley and since barley was the first crop to ripen in Israel in the spring, it was the firstfruits of the barley harvest that was brought to the Temple for the Feast of Firstfruits.
	www.mnsi.net /~eaglesnm/html/counting_the_omer___.html (1149 words)

	Counting the Omer
		The traditional way to count the days is by saying a certain prayer every evening and to mention the number of the current day of the omer.
		This time of counting has come to be known as a time of semi-mourning mainly because of a plague that struck the disciples of Rabbi Akiva in the second Roman revolt of 135 C.E. One day of rejoicing does occur in this cycle.
		Count the days by saying the following daily prayer and add the count of the current day of the omer.
	www.localaccess.com /Pari/omer.htm (832 words)

	This Ritual Life Archive: Counting The Omer
		Sfirat Ha'omer, the counting of the omer, was one of the most carefully observed of these rituals.
		Counting the days from the sea-crossing freedom of Passover to the Torah-receiving commitment of Shavuot -- the "counting the omer"-- guides us in reaffirming that each day we progress, clarifying and acting with our ultimate goals in mind.
		You shall count from the eve of the second day of Passover, when an omer of grain is to be brought as an offering, seven complete weeks.
	www.clal.org /rl23.html (647 words)

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		The counting of these days is thus called Sefirat HaOmer (the counting of the omer) since one counts the days that have passed since the offering of the omer (the barely offering).
		Therefore when counting the omer we state the number of days and the number of weeks which have passed since the offering of the 'omer' on the second day of Passover.
		The counting of the omer spans this critical period and is an ongoing prayer for its successful culmination.
	www.vbm-torah.org /shavuot/29emor.htm (2306 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Holidays: Counting the Omer
		The special period between Passover and Shavuot is called sefirah, meaning "counting." The name is derived from the practice of counting the omer, which is observed from the night of the second seder of Passover until the eve of Shavuot.
		In a similar vein, Maimonides points out that the counting of the omerbetween the anniversary of the liberation from Egypt and the anniversary of the Torah gift is suggestive of one who expects his or her most intimate friend on a certain day.
		The period of the counting of the omerbetween the two spring festivals of Passover and Shavuot has long been observed through certain restraints, because many massacres recorded in Jewish history purportedly took place in the spring months, beginning with the martyrdom of Rabbi Akiva and his students and continuing through the three Crusades (1096-1192).
	www.myjewishlearning.com /holidays/Shavuot/TO_Shavuot_Community/Isaacs_Omer_654.htm (680 words)

	Judaism 101: The Counting of the Omer
		You shall count for yourselves seven weeks, from when the sickle is first put to the standing crop shall you begin counting seven weeks.
		This period is known as the Counting of the Omer.
		The counting is intended to remind us of the link between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavu'ot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah.
	www.jewfaq.org /holidayb.htm (626 words)

	How to Count the Omer
		So if, for example, you counted the Omer properly each night for 14 days, then on the fifteenth night you forgot to count the Omer, or you counted the wrong number, you should recite the number for that day the next morning, or as soon as you remember.
		If you forgot to count, and did not remember all the next day, and suddenly when you are ready to count the sixteenth night you remember that a whole day has passed without you counting, and that you never counted the fifteenth day, you must count the sixteenth night without a blessing.
		For example, on the eighth night of the Omer, we count "Today there are eight days, which is one week and one day, of the Omer." On the thirtieth night, we count "Today there are thirty days, which is for weeks and two days, of the Omer." And so on.
	www.beingjewish.com /yomtov/omer/how_to_count.html (982 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Holidays: Finding Meaning in the Omer
		The omer was an offering made during these weeks in the Temple, and was agriculturally focused, like the holiday of Shavuot itself.
		Kabbalists [mystics] saw the omer period as a preparation for receiving the Torah on Mt. Sinai.
		Today counting the omer can be a time of meditation where we can renew our spirits as we prepare for Shavuot.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /holidays/Passover/TO_Pesach_Community/Omer/Omer_Hillel.htm (657 words)

	SBMF News
		Counting of the Omer (or Sefirat Ha'omer) (ספירת העומר) is an actual counting down of the 49 days between Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost).
		You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths.
		Omer is the counting down of the days leading to Shavuot (Pentecost).
	www.sbmessianic.net /Omer.shtml (995 words)

	Counting of the Omer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Counting the omer is an exercise in the discipline of mindfulness.
		Counting each of the days of the omer reminds us that all of our days are numbered, and it is our responsibility to make each day count.
		Each evening, while standing, one first recites the benediction on the mitzvah of counting, and then declares the number of days and weeks of the omer count.
	www.e-bski.org /holidays/omer.html (335 words)

	Counting the Omer
		Counting the Omer teaches us that the Grace of God is dependable.There is Grace coming for you that you have never experienced before.
		Counting the Omer is not wishful thinking, we count because we are sure of what is ahead for us.
		Counting the Omer reminds us that God has a plan, He is in charge and He knows the end from the beginning.
	www.your-study-bible-online.org /Counting-the-Omer.html (2213 words)

	The Mystery of the Omer Counting Revealed!
		This daily count is associated with the experience of a toddler (the newly born Israelites, as it were) exploring and gaining understanding of his life's new environment (the wilderness) and the protective nature of his parent (YEHOVAH God) who nurtures him, and provides structures and rules to safeguard him from evil.
		For many, maybe they never learned to "count the Omer." Therefore, they became "easy pickings" for Satan and his flock of vultures and scavengers, waiting with eyes peeled to prey on the members of the flock that stray into danger, and wander off, who become disoriented and confused.
		If we are not counting the Omer as YEHOVAH tells us to do, it is reflective of the fact that we are not overcoming sin and temptations and distractions in our lives.
	www.hope-of-israel.org /omer2.htm (5294 words)

	Counting the Omer and Lag Ba Omer - Tampa, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lag Ba Omer took even a more significant meaning because many centuries later in Eastern Europe during this same period of time, the Christian crusaders began to massacre and torture Jews; and once again, stopping as by an unseen hand on this 33rd day or Lag Ba Omer.
		He arose during the 16th of Nisan, Yom Bikurim and First Fruits, the beginning of the Counting of the Omer, the beginning of the barley harvest.
		The festival of the Counting of the Omer is one of the most important prophetic festivals the Church has lost.
	www.ifmj.org /articles/countingtheomer.htm (1029 words)

	Toolbox - Holiday: Counting the Omer
		The Torah often challenges us to recover the sacred and psychological meanings in rituals that began in the realities of a society whose rhythms were set by the agricultural seasons and by the holy activity of the Temple in Jerusalem.
		The fiftieth day, the day after the counting is complete, is Shavuot, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah.
		As I count each day between Pesach and Shavuot, may I remain awake to the full potential and special texture of each passing moment.
	www.clal.org /tb_h005_omer.html (637 words)

	Counting of the Omer
		Therefore, this new sheaf, or Omer of wheat, was to be offered from this first new crop of wheat at the conclusion of the Sefirah, the counting of 7 weeks.
		Thus, the Omer culminates in the festival of Shavuot, which literally means, the Feast of Weeks, that is, referring to the 7 week count-down from Pesach till Shavuot.
		Therefore, the 33 day of the Omer is a pseudo-holiday for it was supposedly on this day that during the Bar Kochba rebellion, the Jews achieved a minor military victory on which they rejoiced.
	webhome.idirect.com /~eliab/counting_of_the_omer.htm (998 words)

	Penticon Technologies
		The Omer application makes it convenient to count the Omer on your Palm organizer, by displaying the complete text of the Omer, and automatically showing the correct information for each day of the Omer based on the current date of your Palm organizer.
		If the current date on your Palm organizer is within the range of the "Counting of the Omer", the date that is shown on the Omer screen is the current date.
		If the current time is before dusk, then the Jewish Date and "Omer Day" will show the correct information for counting the Omer after midnight, or during the day (in case you did not count the night before).
	www.penticon.com /omer.html (574 words)

	omer
		For after the offering of the Omer, on the second day of the Festival, there are left six days of the Festival on which one may eat unleavened bread of the new produce; thus the verses are reconciled.
		If, however, the Omer was always to be offered on a Sunday, then it would frequently happen that there would be less than six days from the offering of the Omer to the end of the Festival.
		Referring to the Omer barley mixture that was waved as a “sheaf” just adds to the confusion of misunderstandings (and many English translators obviously had little understanding of the Feasts or Temple practices).
	www.ahavta.org /omer.htm (1891 words)

	Project Genesis: Counting The Omer - Torah.org
		Shavuos is the day G-d gave the Torah, and thus the entire counting period becomes one of continuous elevation and preparation - from the status of an Egyptian slave to one ready to receive the Torah.
		Therefore, on the eighth day, we say, "today is eight days, which are one week and one day in the omer." The Omer may be counted in any language, as long as it is understood by the counter.
		One must count in a language which he or she understands - thus we have offered the English here, while the Hebrew can again be found in a Siddur.
	www.torah.org /learning/yomtov/omer/sefira.php3 (572 words)

	Counting the Omer
		Since the ‘Offering of the Omer’ took place during the morning hours of the "morrow after the Sabbath;" and since there was considerable work that had to take place before the omer was properly prepared, the next question is, when did the cutting of the grain take place.
		The next morning this omer was offered in the Temple in the manner of an ordinary meal offering with the exception that it was ‘waved’ before HaShem prior to it being offered, and prayers were said as preparation for the coming grain harvest.
		Then, just like the counting of the Omer, forty-nine years (days) were to be complete and the fiftieth year (day) was to be the Jubilee when everything was restored to its original state.
	www.geocities.com /~hebrew_roots/html/hr-2-5-02.html (10884 words)

	Counting the Omer
		The time of the Omer is a continuation of transition – the period of time in which the Jews who had just left Egypt came to Mount Sinai to receive G-d's most precious gift, the Holy Torah.
		The Omer period enables this transition from the physical to the intellectual, from the material to the spiritual, and from the profane to the holy.
		The counting of the Omer is the counting of 49 days or seven weeks.
	www.jewishmag.com /102mag/omer/omer.htm (672 words)

	Welcome to the Homer Calendar
		By counting the omer, we symbolically connect liberation with the idea of Torah.
		Counting the omer is an exercise in the discipline of mindfulness.
		Counting each of the days of the omer reminds us that all of our days are numbered, and it is our responsibility to make each day count.
	jvibe.com /homer/Welcome.html (1855 words)

	UJC - Holidays: Lag B'Omer
		Two loaves of bread made from the new wheat crop were offered in thanksgiving for God's bounty, and the counting of the omer was finished for another year.
		During the Exile, when the Jews were separated from their land, the rabbis shifted the emphasis of the omer from the agricultural to the allegorical.
		They made Shavuot the "wedding day." And, reasoned the rabbis, just as a bride eagerly counts the days between her engagement and her wedding, so will Israel continue to count the days between Passover and Shavuot, when we were finally united with God through our acceptance of the Torah.
	www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=1564 (791 words)

	URJ - Lag BaOmer
		The omer is counted from the second day of Passover and ends on Shavuot.
		It is celebrated to commemorate the day a plague ended in which thousands of students of Rabbi Akiba, a Talmudic scholar, died during the Counting of the Omer.
		The period of counting is traditionally observed as a period of mourning.
	urj.org /holidays/baomer (191 words)

	\| National Jewish Outreach Program \|
		This connection is clearly marked through the Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of the Omer.
		The official counting of the day is followed by a prayer for the restoration of the Temple: "The Compassionate One!
		B. If a person misses the counting of a complete day, counting may be continued on subsequent nights, however, the blessing is no longer recited.
	www.njop.org /html/Counting.html (402 words)

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