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Omer Q&A
Why Count the Omer Standing Up?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
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What Was the Omer Offering (Korban Ha’omer)?
And what does it have to do with counting to Shavuot?
By Yehuda Shurpin
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Why So Many Customs of When to Mourn During the Omer?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Why so many customs? How did it all develop?
What’s the Big Deal About the Death of Rabbi Akiva’s Students?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Why do we make such a big deal about this tragedy in particular?
38 Comments
Why Do Jews Start Counting the Omer Early?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Why do you not follow the Bible?
35 Comments
I Keep On Forgetting To Count the Omer!
By Tzvi Freeman
27 Comments
Why Do We Count the Omer?
By Yeruchem Eilfort
From the second night of Passover until the day before the holiday of Shavuot, the Jewish people engage in an unique mitzvah called Sefirat HaOmer—the counting of the Omer.
33 Comments
Why Do We Count the Omer Specifically at Night?
By Yehuda Shurpin
Join Rabbi Shurpin for a fascinating halachic discussion of why the preferred time for this mitzvah is during the night.
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Why Do We Count Up the Omer?
By Malkie Janowski
Why do we count up to Shavuot during the Omer instead of counting down? Isn’t it a countdown from Passover to Shavuot?
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Take the Omer Quiz
By Menachem Posner
How much do you know about the special mitzvah we do at this time of year? Find out now!
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