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alanlaz
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http://alanlaz.blogspot.com/2006/05/shavuos-torah-1.html
The following is entirely my thought and may be way off base:
On Succos we have the Succah, Lulav, Esrog, and the Daled Minim. On Pesach we have the seder and the mitzvah to eat Matzah. O...
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moishe
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The Torah states:
"And you shall count from the day after the day of rest, from the day that you brought the wave offering of the Omer, seven complete weeks they shall be." (Leviticus 23:15).
Why do we have the emphasis on coun...
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davidl
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As the Torah goes through the various holidays in our calendar, the names and practices of the different holidays inform us of their historical significance and the practical steps we must take (Vayikra 23). After discussing Pesach, the Torah details...
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Rabbi Shraga Simmons
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3 years ago
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From:
shmuel
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The usual method is to count down toward the big day, whereas in the case of the Omer, we count up -- from one to 50. Why the difference?
The Jewish people left Egypt on Passover, and 50 days later (on the holiday of Shavuot) received the Torah a...
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Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
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From:
shmuel
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The commandment to count teaches us mindfulness, and it re-opens our hearts to hearing stories.
The commandment to count the omer is one of the more curious prescriptions of the Torah. We are told to count the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot...
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Rabbi Shraga Simmons
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3 years ago
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From:
Netanel
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In the days of the Holy Temple, the Jewish people would bring a barley offering on the second day of Passover (Leviticus 23:10). This was called the "Omer" (literally, "sheaf") and in practical terms would permit the consumption...
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Rabbi Pinchas Stolper
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3 years ago
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From:
moishe
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Thirty-three days following the first day of Passover, Jews celebrate a "minor" holiday called Lag Ba'Omer, the thirty third day of the Omer. It is an oasis of joy in the midst of the sad Sefirah period which is almost unnoticed by most con...
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From:
shmuel
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Here's an interesting accidental g'matriya discovery: Sh'mot 13:8 contains the mitzva of hagada - V'HIGADTA L'VINCHA BAYOM HAHU LEIMOR... And you shall tell your child on that day saying, because of this G-d did this for me when I left Egypt. The n...
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