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May 11, 2023
Thirty sixth Day of the Omer
Why is the Omer period considered a period of semi-mourning? There are obscure hints and a lot of deliberate misinformation. The midrash...
May 11, 2023
Thirty fifth day of the Omer
Each year I try to count the Omer, and each year I fail. That’s ok. It’s my family tradition, not managing to count the Omer. Let me...
May 9, 2023
Thirty Fourth Day of the Omer
JUST ONE LETTER Just one letter is all it took to transform world history. In Exodus Chapter 1 verse 9 the ''Melech Chadash'', the new...
May 8, 2023
Thirty Third Day of the Omer
LAG B’OMER I read that it was the custom in some Eastern European towns and shtetls to visit their cemetery on Lag B’Omer to clean up the...
May 7, 2023
Thirty Second Day of the Omer
A Japanese reflection on counting the Omer On my first visit to Japan I was amused to hear music being played when the traffic lights...
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