Sefirat HaOmer 177 articles

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What Changes When We Count?
What Changes When We Count?
We count the Omer and mark the days from our redemption from slavery to receiving the Torah. We are told to count down the days but what does our counting accomplish?...
May 6, 2022
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Uncovering the Moed of the Days of Sefira and the Biblical Yom Tov of Lag B’Omer
Uncovering the Moed of the Days of Sefira and...
The Electrifying Teaching of Rav Moshe Shapiro To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
May 5, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Counting Weeks: Sefirat HaOmer
Counting Weeks: Sefirat HaOmer
What is the significance of counting the weeks in addition to the days between Passover and Shavuot?
May 5, 2022
By Harry Rothenberg
The Crusades, 1096, and the Saga of the Ba’alei Tosfos – The Historical Context of Sefirat HaOmer
The Crusades, 1096, and the Saga of the Ba’alei...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
May 4, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Re-Exploring Sefirat Ha’Omer
Re-Exploring Sefirat Ha’Omer
May 4, 2022
By Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
Personalize Your Sefirah
Personalize Your Sefirah
May 2, 2022
By Rochel Silber
Every Day Counts: Halachic and Hashkafic Insights into Sefirat HaOmer
Every Day Counts: Halachic and Hashkafic Insights into Sefirat...
May 1, 2022
By Rabbi Azarya Berzon
Understanding the Aveilut of Sefirat HaOmer
Understanding the Aveilut of Sefirat HaOmer
May 1, 2022
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Blessing of Sefirat Haomer – Overcoming the Curse of Moav With the Birth of Moshiach
The Blessing of Sefirat Haomer – Overcoming the Curse...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Apr 26, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Sefirah, Middot and Instant Decisions
Sefirah, Middot and Instant Decisions
The gematria of middah is 49. This is very logical as it’s a person’s middot that determines whether he is on the 49th level of tumah or tahara. The fact that the 49 notion falls out on Sefirat HaOmer is very logical...
Apr 26, 2022
By Steven Genack

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