Sefirat HaOmer 177 articles

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Rashbi’s Quarantine: Discover the Mystical Transformation of Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai During His Seclusion
Rashbi’s Quarantine: Discover the Mystical Transformation of Rebbi Shimon...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 12, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai Ushers in the Light of Mashiach by Revealing the 50th Gate of Wisdom
Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai Ushers in the Light of...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 11, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Corona B’Omer: Kaballah, Covid and Your Inner Voice
Corona B’Omer: Kaballah, Covid and Your Inner Voice
Introduction: Are You Sure Lag B’omer Is a Holiday? There is something quite odd about Lag B’omer. First of all, it’s not even really a holiday. You won’t find Lag B’omer...
May 11, 2020
By Shimon Apisdorf
Even Shesiya Sefira Reader
Even Shesiya Sefira Reader
Rabbi Bechhofer presents – free of charge – the Even Shesiya Sefira Reader. Download now in PDF (also available formatted for double-sided printing)
May 4, 2020
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Just When You Thought It Was Over – The Great Controversy of the Four Cups of Wine
Just When You Thought It Was Over – The...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Apr 21, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Sefirah Chart
Sefirah Chart
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Apr 17, 2020
By OU Staff
Individualism and Integration
Individualism and Integration
May 28, 2019
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
The Secret of Lag BaOmer
The Secret of Lag BaOmer
Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai immersed in the סתרי תורה. There are two figures to whom the Jewish people go en masse – Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai and Rachel Imeinu. Why is...
May 22, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
“5-Alive”: Rav Yosef Engel Reveals How Lag BaOmer is the Source of Life
“5-Alive”: Rav Yosef Engel Reveals How Lag BaOmer is...
Why did the 24,000 students of Rebbi Akiva specifically stop dying on Lag BaOmer? Why do we recite Tehillim 67 after counting the Omer? Why is the verse “יודוך עמים אלקים...
May 21, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Uncovering the Moed of the Days of Sefira and the Biblical Yom Tov of Lag B’omer: The Electrifying Teaching of Rav Mosh...
Uncovering the Moed of the Days of Sefira and...
The Tur writes that we celebrate Lag BaOmer because that is the day the students of Rebbe Akiva stopped dying. Why is that a reason to celebrate – they stopped dying...
May 19, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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