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List 3 things you can't do during sefirat haomer.
listen to happy music, dance, wear new clothes, get a haircut, get married
How many days do we count the omer?
49 days
When do we start counting the Omer and when do we finish counting the Omer?
We start on the 2nd day of Pesach and end on Shavuot
How many weeks do we count for Sefirat Haomer?
7 weeks
Why do we count the omer?
Because we are counting to receive the Torah
At what age did Rabbi Akiva start learning torah?
When he was 40 years old
What is one thing people do on Lag Baomer?
Light bonfires
On what number of the Omer is Lag Baomer?
33rd day of the Omer
לג=33
Why did Rabbi Akiva's students die?
Because they didn't treat each other nicely (with Derech Eretz).
What bracha do we say when we count Sefirat Haomer?
Baruch... asher kidishanu bemitzvotav viztivanu al Sefirat Haomer
What do we learn from the story of Rabbi Akiva's students?
ואהבת לרעך כמוך
How many students did Rabbi Akiva have?
24,000
Why do we do acts of mourning during the days of Sefirat Haomer?
because the students of Rabbi Akiva died during that time
When did the plague of the students of Rabbi Akiva end?
Lag Baomer
Why should we be happy on Lag Baomer?
Because the plague of Rabbi Akiva's students stopped
What Hebrew months does the counting of the Omer fall on?
Nissan, Iyar, Sivan
Who didn't let Rabbi Akiva and his students learn Torah?
The Romans
What do we count during Sfirat Haomer?
We count the days and the weeks
What other important days are there in the days of the Omer?
Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha'azmaut, Yom Yerushalayim and Lag Baomer
What is the Hebrew date for Lag Baomer?
Yud Chet Iyar- 18th of iyar