Counting the Omer

By Leib Schapiro

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Schapiro, Leib
Rabbi Leib Schapiro, a noted Talmudic scholar, is the dean of the Yeshiva Gedola Rabbinical College of Greater Miami, the rabbi of Congregation Beis Menachem, and a community leader in Miami Beach, Florida.

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	Counting the Omer
This class presents a detailed understanding of the mitzvah to count the forty nine days of the Omer, the days between Pesach and Shavuot. (45:56)
Related Subjects: Sefirat HaOmer period (39), Counting of the Omer (19)

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	The Counting of the Omer
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	The Secret of the Omer
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