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Sefirat HaOmer - Counting the Omer
Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, the Omer is counted each evening, signifying our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. Your one-stop site for an enhanced Omer experience.
Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, the Omer is counted each evening, signifying our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. Your one-stop site for an enhanced Omer experience.
Moshiach's Meal: What, Why and How
Following a tradition instituted by the Baal Shem Tov, Jews all over the world celebrate the waning hours of Passover with Moshiach’s Meal
Following a tradition instituted by the Baal Shem Tov, Jews all over the world celebrate the waning hours of Passover with Moshiach’s Meal
Yizkor at Home
Under normal circumstances, Yizkor should be recited in synagogue. What if that is not possible?
Under normal circumstances, Yizkor should be recited in synagogue. What if that is not possible?
Essay
Whole or Broken This Passover?
At a time when G‑d has taken away so many of the things we normally lean on to feel confident and complete, He is showing us that He trusts us to connect to the wholeness we possess within.
At a time when G‑d has taken away so many of the things we normally lean on to feel confident and complete, He is showing us that He trusts us to connect to the wholeness we possess within.
Your Questions
Why Do We Count the Omer Specifically at Night?
Join Rabbi Shurpin for a fascinating halachic discussion of why the preferred time for this mitzvah is during the night.
Join Rabbi Shurpin for a fascinating halachic discussion of why the preferred time for this mitzvah is during the night.
How Is Romaine Lettuce a Bitter Herb?
If anything, it is quite sweet tasting. So why eat lettuce to commemorate the bitterness of the Egyptian slavery?
If anything, it is quite sweet tasting. So why eat lettuce to commemorate the bitterness of the Egyptian slavery?
Parshah
The Paradox of Eight
When we encounter the number eight in the Torah, the Torah is alerting us that the topic we are discussing is one that transcends the natural expectation.
When we encounter the number eight in the Torah, the Torah is alerting us that the topic we are discussing is one that transcends the natural expectation.
Lifestyle
"Miriam... took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances..." (Song at the Sea, Exodus 15:20) How did the Israelites have tambourines in the desert? But the righteous women of that generation were certain that G-d will perform miracles for them, and they prepared tambourines and dances while still in Egypt...
— Midrash Mechiilta; Rashi on verse
Print Magazine
People think that Torah is about something: that it comes to explain our world, what has happened and what will happen, where each thing belongs and what to do with it.
In a way, this is true. But ultimately, Torah isn’t about anything—everything is about Torah.
Before creating a world, the sages say, G-d first compose...
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