What Is an Omer and Why Are We Counting Them? Originally published May 4-5, 2018
July 24, 2018
An omer is a tenth of an ephah. These are dry measures that were used in ancient times. An “omer” may also mean a “sheaf” of grain, in this case barley, and that is what we are counting during these days. In Leviticus 23:9-11 (this week’s parashah!), we read that we were forbidden to use […]