SEFIRAT HA'OMER - COUNTING THE OMER Sivan 3, 5783/May 23, 2023

TODAY IS FORTY-SEVEN DAYS WHICH ARE SIX WEEKS AND FIVE DAYS OF THE OMER
היום שבעה וארבעים יום שהם שישה שבועות וחמישה ימים לעומר
Attribute: Hod She'b'Malchut/ הוד שבמלכות
The Humility of Kingdom

The Torah commands us to count each of these days and weeks, totaling seven complete weeks: "And you shall count for yourselves, from the morrow of the rest day, from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving -- seven weeks, they shall be complete." However the true goal of counting the Omer is not simply to count off the days, but to tell -- indeed, to write -- the story of our lives; to make every day count.

Psalm 67 is traditionally recited each evening after the counting of the Omer:

"For the conductor, on neginoth; a psalm, a song.
G-d will be gracious to us and bless us; He will cause His countenance to shine with us forever. That Your way should be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Peoples will thank You, O G-d; peoples will thank You, yea, all of them. Kingdoms will rejoice and sing praises, for You will judge peoples fairly, and the kingdoms - You will lead them on earth forever. Peoples will thank You, O G-d; peoples will thank You, yea, all of them. The earth gave forth its produce; G-d, our G-d, will bless us. G-d will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear Him."
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Rabbi Chaim Richman
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