the mitzva (command) to count the forty-nine days from Pesach (Passover) to Shavuos (Pentecost)
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Is counting the Omer considered one mitzvah or 49 individual ones?
The verse in Vayikra says that one must count 7 weeks until after the 7th week one would count up to 50 days (i.e., a total of 49 days).
Is each day counted considered its own separate mitzvah, or does one fulfill the mitzvah once only when he…
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Why are the days of sefiras haomer counted at the beginning but the weeks at the end?
When counting sefiras haomer, we count the number of the day we are about to start but the number of the week we have most recently completed. For example, on the first day we say "today is one day" even though we have not yet completed the first…
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Sefira - plural or singular
Why when we count the Omer, according to the ArtScroll Siddur, for days 2 - 10, we use the plural ימים, however, from day 11 and on, we switch to the singular and say יום - for example: היום שלשה עשר יום.... לעומר?
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Can one get a haircut on Friday during Sefira?
Getting a haircut and shaving are generally forbidden during Sefirah (the counting of the Omer). Shaving is permitted by some on Erev Shabbos, (Friday), for the honor of Shabbos. So are there any similar rulings for getting a haircut?
I also heard…
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What is the practical use of the words and letters corresponding to the omer count?
I understand the daily and weekly sefiros combinations that are mentioned in the Ribbono Shel Olam prayer and relate to the process of refinement on the way to Shavuos. To a large extent these are relatable concepts.
But I also notice that in some…
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Saying the blessing before counting the Omer
If you have counted the Omer every night but did not say the blessing can you start to say the blessing now?
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May one count the Omer if he has texted someone which night it is?
We are careful to say "Yesterday was 8" etc to ensure that we do not inadvertently count the Omer before we say the bracha. However, what if one texted "Tonight is 9" to someone? Does this count as "counting"?
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Why is the activity done each night from the 2nd night of Pesach continuing for 50 days called "Sefirat Ha'omer"?
Leviticus 23:15 says (JPS):
וּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם לָכֶם֙ מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת מִיּוֹם֙ הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם
אֶת־עֹ֖מֶר הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שַׁבָּת֖וֹת תְּמִימֹ֥ת תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃
And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest,
from the day…
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Why dont we say the blessing of shehechayanu by the Omer counting?
If it's a new mitzvah of the season, why no shehecheyanu?
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Sfirat haomer - Days or weeks
Is there a separate mitzvah aside from counting the days to count the weeks of sfirah as well?
If there is a mitzvah to count the weeks - if a person skipped a day and was thus unable to continue counting the days with a blessing, would he be able…
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Shaving during Sefirah
I am very confused about the prohibition of shaving. The Shulchan Aruch uses the term "L'histaper" which means cutting hair. There is no term "giluach", or shaving, used by either the Shulchan Aruch or Mishnah Berura for being prohibited during…
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Gatherings during sefira period
Is getting together for a (immediate) family brunch during early sefira period permissible (home or restaurant)?
Nothing is being celebrated. it is just a time when most family members are free to meet.
Thanks.
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counting omer for shavuot
God commanded: "And you shall count for yourself from the morrow of the Shabbat... seven complete weeks... seven weeks you shall count... 50 days (Vayikra 23:15,16)."
If it says 'for yourself', then why does it say the Omer was brought by one…
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