Listening to Music in the Omer
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RecentReview
We’re at The Grove in LA during the Omer and there’s a band playing live music. Are we allowed to listen/hear?
Counting Upward: Sefirat HaOmer
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Mrs. Priva Newman
Dear Rabbi,
Why do we have a mitzvah of counting aloud forty-nine days from Passover to Shavuot?
Thank you
Day 33: Life and Light
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Mrs. Priva Newman
Dear Rabbi, I know that Lag B’Omer is on the 33rd day of the Omer. What is the holiday of Lag Omer all about and when is it this year? Thanks
Lag B’Omer: The Hidden Light
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Mrs. Priva Newman
What is the holiday of Lag B’Omer all about?
Rabbi Akiva’s Students
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kaylaisabel
What day did Rabbi Akiva's students start dying?
The Light of “Lag B’Omer” — 2019
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Mrs. Priva Newman
Hi Rabbi, what is Lag B'Omer? Thanks!
Standing for Sefirat HaOmer
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ev ba
Why should one say the Sefirat HaOmer standing up vs sitting down?
Passover is Over – Now What?
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Mrs. Priva Newman
I have heard there is a special relationship between the festival of Passover and the festival of Shavuot, some 50 days later. Would you please explain the connection to me? Thank you.
Sefirat HaOmer: Counting the Omer
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Mrs. Priva Newman
I've heard of a mitzvah called Sefirat Ha'Omer — counting the “Omer”. What is this mitzvah?