On Lag B’Omer, we celebrate [Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s] life’s work which gave us the opportunity to access the infinite depths of the Torah
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On Lag B’Omer, we celebrate [Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s] life’s work which gave us the opportunity to access the infinite depths of the Torah
“Pesach Sheni, the holiday of second chances, reminds us that we can always change our steps and return home.
Today is the first day of the month of Iyar (אייר). Our sages explain that the acronym for this month is: “I am Hashem, your healer”
“We start counting the Omer on the second night, because after having experienced a total cleansing of all ego, now we can start replacing our emotions, our character, one step at a time, but this time, without ego.
The period of Sefirat HaOmer offers us a unique opportunity to work on improving our midot (character traits).
We are commanded to count seven weeks from the time that the omer, the new barley offering, was brought in the Beit HaMikdash.
“With the mitzvah of counting the 49 days, known as Sefirat Ha’Omer, the Torah invites us on a journey into the human psyche, into the soul.
“On the night before Passover (this year…on Thursday night, April 14th), the Jewish people gather in their homes at sundown and begin searching for any remaining chametz.
We conduct the seder using a Haggadah, which means “telling.” The Haggadah facilitates the retelling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Also, it guides participants through the ritual-rich Seder meal, indicating when and how to perform each ritual.
One of the prime elements of the Passover Holiday is the removal of leaven products, known as ‘Chametz’ from one’s possession.
