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Today is day 19 of the Omer

Sefiras HaOmer - The Counting of The Omer starts on the second night of Pesach. It continues for seven weeks, or forty-nine days. The fiftieth day is Shavuos. Access our Sefira Counting Page to learn more about counting the Omer or to subscribe to our Sefira Counting Reminder mailing list.

View the Jewish calendar for this year: 5768


Lag B'Omer - The thirty-third day of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th of Iyar, is a day of celebration for the whole nation of Israel. According to tradition, the students of the great sage Rabbi Akiva, who had been dying in great numbers, stopped dying on this day.



Divrei Torah On Sefiras HaOmer, Pesach Sheni and Lag B'Omer

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ARTICLES ON EMOR AND THE OMER:

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The Importance of Having Role Models
Rabbi Berel Wein - 5765

A Parsha That Speaks to "Priests"
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5758

The Power of Connection
Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5768

The Everything Torah Book

Seven Perfect Weeks
Rabbi Yosey Goldstein - 5756

What's an Omer?
Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5755

Message of Restraint
Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5761

ArtScroll

Our Friend, Shabbos
Rabbi Dovid Green - 5758

With All Due Respect
Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5758

The Bottom Line
Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5762

Email Sponsorship

Four Types of Jews
Shlomo Katz - 5760

Eighth Parshah, And Counting
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5761

Have No Regrets
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5756

Win Free Laptops this Lag Ba

Not Free Yet
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5763

Customs Going Back To The Days of Pharisees and the Sadducees
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5768

Do You Know Your Own Power
Shlomo Katz - 5763

Beginning With The End In Mind
Rabbi Dovid Green - 5761


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