Counting of the Omer
Beth Yeshua Twin Ports has begun the annual Counting of the Omer. This is a Biblical practice (Lev. 23:15-16) where we are instructed to count the intervening days between Passover and Pentecost. The actual start day is sometimes disputed, but the end day always takes us to the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost). As the Hebrew “day” begins at nightfall, we count in the evening day by day. We chose to… Read More »Counting of the Omer