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The Omer: A Long Chol Hamoed
The Sefira can be seen as one long chol hamoed period…
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Embracing Health and Renewal: The Role of Women in Iyar
The month of Iyar is a special time in the Jewish calendar that reminds us of healing and renewal. As we move from the celebration of Pesach, which marks the birth of the Jewish people, towards Shavuot, when we receive the Torah, Iyar provides us with a unique opportunity to focus on our health and
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One Day at a Time: The Spiritual Power of Counting the Omer
Listen to this article now: Rabbi Abraham Twerski points out that Yetziat Mitzrayim was filled with incredible miracles. We often focus on the dramatic events—the Ten Plagues, the splitting of the Red Sea—and in the Haggadah, we recount many of these miraculous details. But one miracle that we often overlook is perhaps the most remarkable:
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The Halachot of Sefirat HaOmer
The mitzvah of counting the Omer is a positive time-bound mitzvah from which women are exempt. During the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the talmidim of Rabbi Akiva died, as a punishment for not showing sufficient respect to each other. This tragedy put the future of the Jewish people at risk, as without Torah, the…
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Gevura
The world was created and infused with different middot…
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Judaism, the Omer and the Absense of Music
Music plays a major role in Judaism, Eretz Yisrael, and Torah observance…
