Introduction to the Counting of the Omer

16 Nisan | April 9

1st Day of the Omer

 INTRODUCTION TO THE COUNTING OF THE OMER:

49 DAYS, SEVEN WEEKS BETWEEN PASSOVER AND SHAVUOT

The laws regarding the Omer are very strict: every day matters and not one may be missed. Not to waste a single day should be our ideal in life… in general we could perhaps say that a day is wasted when we’ve done nothing that brings happiness or good to others and nothing that brings a sense purpose to ourselves….We all have a husk, we spend much of our lives out of touch with the inner kernel of our better selves. How often do we really live from the heart? How frequently do we feel that our mind is working at full power? How much of the time are spiritually alert?

            The Eternal Journey: Meditation on the Jewish Year by Jonathan Wittenberg

Today is the first day of the Omer.

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