Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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PORTLAND, Ore. (JTA)-From the day after Passover through Shavuot, Jews count down the days to commemorate the barley sacrifice, or Omer, given at the Temple in honor of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai. Although you could fulfill the mitzvah of "counting the Omer" merely by reciting the blessing and stating the day's count, many Jews use the Omer period to renew their souls. People enslaved to anxiety or material possessions use the ritual to seek transformation into... Full story
