{"id":2256,"date":"2018-05-07T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2018-04-29T05:28:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T09:28:17","slug":"counting-of-the-omer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/counting-of-the-omer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting of the Omer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2257\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maryshattock\/14786027618\/in\/photolist-owAfSE-nKPmQ-d633nh-ao6G8B-aHSa3x-4T1KZE-Pd1Aw-fEywaL-9AbDKj-8if5ba-9QnBAB-nZkrq2-8ibv8a-c8HxEA-xMsHGf-fsjhMq-dBAXxa-ajVVcf-a9L33S-rhT1NX-fLdUXS-3FyQQ-wJ7kpn-JtC7Gr-ooRm5L-dks87a-bcpg9-a1i\" aria-label=\"M.shattock 350x232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2257\" class=\" wp-image-2257\"  alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"406\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock-350x232.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DSC_3954 by m.shattock from Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the Book of Leviticus [chapter 23], God announces to Moses the appointed festivals that are to be sacred assemblies. First to be appointed is the Sabbath, second is <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/passover-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7\/\">Passover<\/a>, and third is Counting of the Omer (\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counting (feminine) = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 (se-fi-ra)<\/li>\n<li>Counting of the Omer = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 (se-fi-rat a-o-mer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is not exactly a holiday, but a sacred period the Jews are commanded to observe. It\u2019s the name of the seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot. \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is named after the offering of the Omer (\u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8) \u2013 the first harvested grain of the year. \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is an archaic Hebrew measure unit. It is used in the Bible as a unit of volume for grains. The offering of the \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 indicates the beginning of the counting. According to the Book of Leviticus, the Israelites are commanded to bring the \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 to the priest, the day after Passover:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05df\u00a0\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Book of Leviticus, chapter 23, verses 10-11]<\/p>\n<p>When the temple in Jerusalem still stood, Jews sacrificed the annual offering of the \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8. Nowadays, we don\u2019t sacrifice any offering but we keep observing the festivals and the counting as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05ea \u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Omer is an archaic measure unit for grains.<\/p>\n<p>About the word \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u2013 which also used as a popular Hebrew name for girls and boys \u2013 in this short video (Hebrew):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJ9Kk2zBTJ0?list=PLG2aAcLNnYezxHmmgLjAb4wt3dNt2ebIG\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 begins the day after Passover and ends on the eve of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shavuot\">Shavuot<\/a> (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea). \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea means \u201cweeks\u201d, and it is also named after the counting. \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea is named after the seven weeks we count from Passover. \u00a0\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is the fifty days we count, from the offering of the \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 to the next offering \u2013 the offering of the loaves:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea, \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4. \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea, \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd; \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4.\u00a0\u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4&#8230; \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4&#8230;\u00a0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05e6\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05d0\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05d5\u05bc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord.\u00a0From wherever you live, bring two loaves&#8230; as a wave offering of first fruits to the Lord&#8230; 0n that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly and do no regular work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Book of Leviticus, chapter 23, verses 15-21]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e0\u05c5\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The period between Passover and Shavuot is called se-fi-rat a-o-mer.<\/p>\n<p>About \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 in this short video (Hebrew):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/flnVDFpAvFU?list=PLG2aAcLNnYezxHmmgLjAb4wt3dNt2ebIG\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is an agricultural festival. It begins with a sheaf of the first grain to be harvest after the winter, and ends with two loaves. As it said in the Book of Deuteronomy: \u201cCount off seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks\u201d [Deuteronomy, chapter 16, verses 9-10].<\/p>\n<p>But \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is much more than that \u2013 it\u2019s a spiritual festival. \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 is the duration of time the Israelites waited after the exodus from Egypt, until they were given the Torah (\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4). Another name for \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea is Festival of giving the Torah (\u05d7\u05b7\u05d2 \u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4). On this day God swore eternal devotion to the Jews, and they in turn pledged everlasting loyalty to Him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d7\u05c5\u05d9\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seven weeks waited the Israelites for being giving the Torah, after the exodus from Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 was given by\u00a0God\u00a0to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago. The Israelites, who were just freed from slavery in Egypt, were so excited to be given the \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4. They counted the days and prepared themselves for this life-altering event. Every year on the holiday of \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea we renew our acceptance of God\u2019s gift, and spend the seven weeks of \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 preparing ourselves to be re-given the \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n<p>The religious Jews counting the \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 every evening with a prayer. They are not only pray every day, but also put extra effort on their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewish_ethics\">Jewish Ethics<\/a> (\u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea). \u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea is a central theme in Judaism that deals with the improvement and purification of the human features and behavior, in order to make it a better and happier person. For religious Jews, Passover symbolizes the redemption of the body, and \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea symbolizes the redemption of the soul. The completion of the exodus came about only when the Jews received the \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u05e1\u05d5\u05ba\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05ea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Omer is counted every night after the stars come out with a specific prayer.<\/p>\n<p>About \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 prayer in this short video (Hebrew):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3 \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQYupzKb6_A?list=PLG2aAcLNnYezxHmmgLjAb4wt3dNt2ebIG\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About \u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea during \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 in this short video (Hebrew):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4 \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJHH-zCZReY?list=PLG2aAcLNnYezxHmmgLjAb4wt3dNt2ebIG\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Text Vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Counting (feminine) = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 (se-fi-ra)<\/p>\n<p>Omer (an archaic Hebrew measure unit for grains) = \u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05e8<\/p>\n<p>Counting of the Omer = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 (se-fi-rat a-o-mer)<\/p>\n<p>Grain (feminine) = \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 (te-vu-a)<\/p>\n<p>Period (feminine) = \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>Shavuot (literary means \u201cweeks\u201d) = \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>Festival (masculine) = \u05d7\u05b7\u05d2 (hag)<\/p>\n<p>Torah (feminine) = \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>Prayer (feminine) = \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 (te-fi-la)<\/p>\n<p>Jewish Ethics = \u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea (ti-kon a-mi-dot)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock-350x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/m.shattock.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>In the Book of Leviticus [chapter 23], God announces to Moses the appointed festivals that are to be sacred assemblies. First to be appointed is the Sabbath, second is Passover, and third is Counting of the Omer (\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8). Counting (feminine) = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 (se-fi-ra) Counting of the Omer = \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 (se-fi-rat a-o-mer) \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05e8&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/counting-of-the-omer-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2259,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions\/2259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}