- Shabbat and Holidays
- Sefirat Haomer
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24,000 students, we observe 33 days of
semi-mourning – when joyous, public festivities
are kept to a minimum - between Pesach & Shavuot
(because the students died for 33 days, until the
fever broke). The 3 prevalent customs are:
1) From the start of the Omer (this Tuesday night) until Lag B'Omer;
2) From 2 Iyar until Erev Shavuot;
3) From Rosh Chodesh Iyar until the 3rd day
before Shavuot (shloshet y’mai hagbala).
Any of the 3 customs are acceptable & they may be
changed from year to year if so desired, says Rav
Moshe Feinstein. He adds that guests who are
invited to a wedding or to the Sheva Brachot
following - that falls within their minhag of
Sefira restrictions – may attend the Simcha &
still maintain their personal count without
interruption, as the wedding is considered a
"personal Yom Tov" for the Chatan & Kallah, who
"draw after them" friends & family, regardless of the Minhag they may follow.
Counting
Rabbi Berel Wein | Nissan 9 5781
12. A Brief Summary of the Joyous Days within the Omer Period
Chapter 3: Customs of Mourning during the Omer Period
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 30 5782
7. Shaving
Chapter 3: Customs of Mourning during the Omer Period
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 30 5782
Independence Day Jerusalem Day, and Sefirat HaOmer
Rabbi Shabbtai Sabbato | Iyar, 5761
Parshat Shemini
The Mishkan: Dedication, Anticipation, and Crisis
Rabbi Hillel Geffen | Nisan 5761
Parshat Shemini
The Mishkan: Dedication, Anticipation, and Crisis
Rabbi Hillel Geffen | Nisan 5761
Birkat Kohanim – The Priestly Blessing
Chapter Twenty-Part One
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
