| Blessing for Counting the Omer |
Traditional households anticipate Shavuot by Counting the Omer, each and every day from the '7th day Shabbat' of
Passover, until the 50th day when Shavuot arrives (see the events calendar for keeping track of the count). Omer
means 'sheaf' in Hebrew, like a sheaf of wheat; it's also an allegory for a man standing to worship God. Many American
households let 'Counting the Omer' and Shavuot, which literally means 'weeks', pass without much notice because we
don't know how to celebrate this wonderful holiday. We gladly present to you the following blessing to repeat each day
to accomplish this commandment given in Leviticus 23:15-16, "And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the
Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; even unto the
morrow after the seventh week shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall present a new meal-offering unto the LORD.":
Be sure to visit: How to Celebrate Shavuot/Pentecost for a list of ideas that will enliven this all but forgotten hol-y-day!
Passover, until the 50th day when Shavuot arrives (see the events calendar for keeping track of the count). Omer
means 'sheaf' in Hebrew, like a sheaf of wheat; it's also an allegory for a man standing to worship God. Many American
households let 'Counting the Omer' and Shavuot, which literally means 'weeks', pass without much notice because we
don't know how to celebrate this wonderful holiday. We gladly present to you the following blessing to repeat each day
to accomplish this commandment given in Leviticus 23:15-16, "And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the
Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; even unto the
morrow after the seventh week shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall present a new meal-offering unto the LORD.":
Blessed are You LORD our God, King of the Universe who has sanctified us with his commandments and
commanded us concerning the counting of the Omer. Today is the (1-50th) day of the Omer.
- Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Thy commandments and
commanded us to be a light unto thy nations and has given us Yeshua our Messiah, the light of the world.
- God be merciful to us and bless us. And cause His face to shine upon us. Selah. That Your way may be known
on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the nations praise You, O God; Let all the nations praise You.
Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy? For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations
on earth. Selah. Let the nations Praise You, O God; Let all the nations praise You. Then the earth shall yield
her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Be sure to visit: How to Celebrate Shavuot/Pentecost for a list of ideas that will enliven this all but forgotten hol-y-day!
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...to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
opening of the prison to them that are bound;
opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath
anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me...
anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me...
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