Any Tolkein fans will recognise Gollum’s famous riddle to the hobbit: This thing all things devours; Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town; And beats high mountain down. And of course when our hobbit panics and pleads for more “time, time” to work out the [...]
According to the Torah, we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavuot. This period is known as the Counting of the Omer. An omer is a unit of measure. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple [...]
Throughout the world, young and old alike enjoy the festive bonfires of Lag B’Omer and the delicious cheesecake of Shavuot. That said, we need to perform the act of Sefiras HaOmer, counting the Omer (all the way from the holiday of Passover to Shavuot), to reach these dates. And yet, understanding the mechanics and spiritual significance of [...]
There is a mitzvah of counting the 49 days, known as Sefirat Ha’Omer. The Omer is counted from the second night of Passover through the night before Shavuot. It is best to count the Omer at nightfall, immediately after the evening prayer. Ultimate Omer 2 is a Sefirat Ha’Omer app for iOS created by Moshe Berman (more his apps). It [...]
Interpretations of the weekly Torah readings and the Festivals based on the Talks of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Throughout the Rebbe Shlita’s nesius, he has shown a special regard and concern for children. The many children’s rallies and Tzivos HaShem activities demonstrate the great affinity the Rebbe shows for children and the [...]
Tizkor Omer is ”Yet Another” עומר (omer) app for iPhone. It does what the other עומר apps do, but better. The features speak for themselves… – Push notification: A reminder is sent to your iPhone at 9:00pm according to your time zone. This built in to the app at no extra charge. – Application icon [...]
Jewish Cal is the most comprehensive Jewish and Hebrew calendar ever produced. Here are just some of the features included: Holidays & events Events: See Jewish & Israeli events and holidays in a Secular (Gregorian), Jewish or Hebrew calendar view. Includes the Sefiras Ha’omer count. You can even add your own events such as a [...]
Hebrew Calendar show hebrew and gregorian date on one screen Show Holidays, Parashat Shavua, Sefirat Ha’omer Show Halachic times (sunrise sunset…) for current location by GPS Show time of ”Molad” for Rosh Chodesh לוח שנה עברי לועזי על מסך אחד מציג חגים, פרשת השבוע, ספירת העומר מציג את זמני ההלכה זריחה שקיעה ועוד לפי מיקום [...]
iParashah Jewish Holidays is the ultimate source that brings to your Jewish iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad all you need to know about Holidays, as well as, a Jewish Calendar of all the Jewish and Israeli Holidays until 2030. The relevant Torah portion that should be read in the Holiday, and a Hebrew date converter, all [...]
“Days of Destiny – the Jewish Year under a chassidic microscope” – text of this book is published and copyright © by JewishContent.org “Publisher’s Foreword These days are remembered and kept throughout every generation. (Esther 9:28) By remembering the events of the past we keep them alive every year. Jewish holidays do not just commemorate [...]
Counting of the Omer (or Sefirat Ha’omer, Hebrew: ספירת העומר) is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. This mitzvah derives from the Torah commandment to count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, a sacrifice containing an omer-measure of barley, was [...]
As a public service, Colel Chabad publishes an annual Jewish Calendar that features all of the established customs and practices of Jewish life according to the traditions of Chabad-Lubavitch. Colel Chabad pleased to bring you the entire calendar to help you plan and enrich your Jewish life. A printed copy of the complete Colel Chabad [...]
