Counting of the Omer
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Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual
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mitzvah → religious practice → |
| associatedMovement |
Hasidic Judaism
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| associatedWithEvent |
Exodus from Egypt
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Revelation at Mount Sinai → |
| basedOn |
Deuteronomy 16:9–10
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Leviticus 23:15–16 → |
| calendarContext |
occurs in the Hebrew months of Nisan and Iyar and into Sivan
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| commandmentType |
biblical commandment
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| commemorates |
death of Rabbi Akiva’s students
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| countingUnit |
days
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weeks → |
| customsAssociated |
restrictions on haircuts
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restrictions on weddings → semi-mourning practices → |
| duration |
49 days
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seven weeks → |
| eachDayFormula |
Today is X days of the Omer
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| endsBefore |
festival of Shavuot
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| halachicDiscussion |
whether counting is a biblical or rabbinic obligation today
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| halachicRequirement |
blessing is recited before counting if previous days were not missed
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counting must be done standing according to many authorities → |
| HebrewName |
Sefirat HaOmer
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| historicalAssociation |
barley offering in the Temple
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omer measure of barley → |
| ifDayMissed |
continue counting without a blessing according to common practice
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| includes |
mention of both days and weeks after the first week
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| includesSpecialDay |
Lag BaOmer
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| LagBaOmerCustoms |
lifting of some mourning practices
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| LagBaOmerPosition |
33rd day of the Omer
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| languageOfRitual |
Hebrew
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| linkedToHoliday |
Passover
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Shavuot → |
| liturgicalContext |
often recited after evening prayer (Ma’ariv)
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| originOfName |
omer grain offering
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| performedAtTime |
after nightfall
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night → |
| performedBy |
observant Jews
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| purpose |
marking the period between Passover and Shavuot
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spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah → |
| religion |
Judaism
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| requires |
recitation of a blessing
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verbal counting → |
| spiritualFrameworks |
Kabbalistic meditations
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seven lower sefirot → |
| startsAfter |
first day of Passover
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| statusAfterTempleDestruction |
observed as a rabbinic commandment according to many authorities
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| statusInTempleTimes |
connected to bringing the omer offering
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Shavuot
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associatedRitual |
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Weeks
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associatedWith |
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Iyar
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containsReligiousObservance |
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Shavuot
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countingPrecededBy |
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Counting of the Omer
("Sefirat HaOmer")
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HebrewName |
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Weeks
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occursAfter |