Apr 10, 2023Omer - day five We are in the process of counting the Omer – the period between Pesach and Shavuot which is – apart from the thirty third day – one of...
Apr 10, 2023Omer - the fourth dayFrom the Illuminated Haggadah, edited with commentary by Rabbi Michael Shire.
Apr 10, 2023Omer - the third dayCOUNTING THE OMER After 50 years of preaching Pesach sermons I thought I had covered all possible themes at least once unless I...
Apr 10, 2023Omer - the second dayOne of my favourite pieces in the Mishnah comes in the Tractate Bikkurim, the ''First Fruits'', which relates to the ringing of the...
Apr 10, 2023Omer - the first day''And the Eternal said to Moses: 'Say to the people of Israel: When you come into the land which I give you and reap its harvest, you...