Sefirat HaOmer 177 articles

Two great giants of Jewish History are involved in the observance of the Days of Sefirat HaOmer; they are Rabbi Akiva and his student, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Rabbi Akiva is...

How does one express mourning during the Period of Sefirat HaOmer? There are a number of ways; let me count them: By not taking a haircut By not getting married (but...

Where does the name come from? The Day is given its name by its count in Sefirat HaOmer, which is thirty-three. How so? – You ask. Like so: The numerical equivalent...

First of all, what do you mean by emotions one is “supposed to feel?” Doesn’t a person just feel one way or another? How can one be commanded to control one’s...

The following is a transliterated version of “Sefirat HaOmer,” from the Alef-Bet into the English Alphabet. (Note the variation indicated by “ba-omer (or la-omer)” which refers to the two traditional texts...

Sefirat HaOmer and the Four Days of Remembrance The period of time beginning the second night of Pesach and climaxing forty-nine full days later with the Festival of Shavuot can be...

Sefira: The Countdown to Shavuot – Given by Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, noted author and mohel. Part of the exclusive OU Torah Dimensions series on Pesach Themes. We can’t be ready...