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Counting the Omer

The period between Passover and Shavuot marks two kinds of movement through time: the passage of the seven weeks between the barley offering and the first wheat offering at the ancient Temple during these spring festivals, and the transition from slavery to true liberation. On Passover, we leave Egypt, but on Shavuot we receive the Torah, which gives us our purpose as a people, answering the question of the ultimate goal of our collective freedom. For many people, the “counting of the Omer”—these 49 days—provides a time for reflection and growth, often using the seven “lower” emanations of God in the kabbalistic system as spiritual themes for each day and week. Another extraordinary approach offers the opportunity to meditate each day on a biblical woman whose life reflects the mystical qualities associated with that day.

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Each week of the Omer 5784 we’ll include LilyFish Gomberg’s weekly guide to Counting the Omer (Taylor’s version).
Taylor Swift stands in a wheatfield
Each week of the Omer 5784 we’ll include LilyFish Gomberg’s weekly guide to Counting the Omer (Taylor’s version).
Taylor Swift stands in a wheatfield
“And everyone has a Sea of Reeds to cross, / Everyone has a story…”
a young woman stands in a wheat field
Each week of the Omer 5784 we’ll include LilyFish Gomberg’s weekly guide to Counting the Omer (Taylor’s version).
Taylor Swift stands in a wheatfield
Rabbi Yael Levy shares a mindfulness guide to Counting the Omer for 5784.
new mexico desert
“Waiting for the release of the Hostages / Waiting for the end of the War / Waiting for the rebuilding of Gaza…”
a peace sign made of leaves
“Help me / set alight the chametz / blocking the integrity of my alignment…”
multi-colored lamps
Each week of the Omer 5784 we’ll include LilyFish Gomberg’s weekly guide to Counting the Omer (Taylor’s version).
Taylor Swift stands in a wheatfield
A Taylor Swift song for every day of the Omer.
illustration of a girl wearing sparkly music and listening to headphones
“If we remember the daily count / will new paths open in the heavens?”
woman in profile standing on sand dune in the desert

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