Countdown from the Omer to Shavuot The presentation of the omer initiates a countdown of seven weeks, culminating in Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost) immediately after the 49th day. “And you shall count to you from the morning after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven weeks shall be complete: Even to the morrow after the seventh week shall you number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meal-offering to HaShem. You shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth-parts: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven, and they are the first-fruits to HaShem” (Leviticus 23:15-17). At this second offering of first-fruits, the grain is not presented in its natural state, but has been thrashed and winnowed, so that only the useful portion is retained. The “fine flower” produced in [...]
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We mark the passage of time between Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost) by the “counting of the omer.” A period of seven weeks is observed in which each day is counted off for 49 days ending on the fiftieth day known as Shavuot /Pentecost (Pentecost-means 50). It is the number of days from the barley harvest to the wheat harvest. ...
Sucot y el Reino Mesianico. Parashat HaShavua Sucot es un shabat especial donde celebramos las fiestas Bíblicas de Sucot, y luego en la semana celebraremos Hoshana Raba, y Shemini Atzeret. Sukot es un festival el cual nos llama a aprender mas de los caminos del Eterno, ya sea lo que El a hecho, o lo que hara. Como e dicho, Pesaj (Pascua) nos ...
Open my heart to Your Torah, that I may hasten to do Your Mitzvot. There are several reasons why the Torah is to be lived. These are not presented in order of importance; they are meant to be considered equally. As we do so, a more complete picture will unfold. Because God Tells Us To! One word frequently used to describe much of the content of the ...
Weekly Sidra: Beha’alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharyah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 “Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst–declares the Lord. In that day many nations will attach themselves to the Lord and become His people, and He will ...
Prepare Yourself for Shavuot (Tuesday, 6 Sivan 5771 | June 8, 2011) Shavuot is a wonderful time of remembering God’s gift of Torah on Mount Sinai! Tradition dictates an all-night Torah study, dairy products, and rejoicing. This is also one of the Feasts where God welcomes all people (male + female) in Yerushalyim, and mandates that all Isreal ...
R. Bechaye writes that when God’s presence filled the Tabernacle, He said: "Today I am causing My Presence to rest among you; if you sin, My Presence will leave you. But when Messiah comes, My Presence will remain with you permanently. Now you see the Divine Presence through fire, but with the advent of the Messiah you will see it clearl ...
Shavuot/Pentecost (Sivan 6) begins at sunset Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and concludes at sunset Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Jews around the world will celebrate Shavuot. In the Jewish calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Shavuot on sunset of Tuesday, the 18th of May. Shavuot is the second of the thr ...
Seven weeks after Passover, in accordance with the Torah (Vayikra 23:15-16, 21 and Devarim 16:20), the Jewish people celebrate the Festival of Weeks, or Hag HaShavuot. When the Har HaBayit (Temple) was still standing, Shavuot, along with Passover and Succoth, was one of the shalosh regalim (three pilgrim holidays) on which all Jewish male adults wh ...
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