Words and Phrases
Korban Omer
Barley sacrifice
Recite the blessing on counting the omer
Barukh ata adonay eloheinu melekh haolam asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu al sefirat haomer
Why do we have a day of celebration on Lag Baomer?
Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying on this day
Derekh Eretz means ...
being a good person
The word "safek" means ...
doubt
Chadash
New crops that you cannot eat until you bring the korban omer
How many days and weeks do we count?
49 days and 7 weeks
Why did Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students die according to Gemara Yevamot?
They didn't respect one another
Algebra I is a prerequisite for Algebra II, just like being a good person is a prerequisite for receiving the ...
Torah
If you aren't sure if you fulfilled a Torah mitzvah, you should be ____________, which means to assume you (did / did not) do the mitzvah
strict; did not
Derekh Eretz Kadma La-Torah
Being a good person comes before the Torah
When three stars come out
How do we mourn during this time? 3 things
No weddings
No haircuts
No live music
According to Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, what should we be focused on during Sefirat Haomer and why?
If you aren't sure if you fulfilled a rabbinic mitzvah, you should be ____________, which means to assume you (did / did not) do the mitzvah
lenient; did
Tzeit Hakochavim
Three stars
What are we counting up to?
Shavuot / receiving the Torah
Which day of the Omer is Lag Baomer
33
How does Rabbi Salanter's view on the omer connect to the students of Rabbi Akiva?
They were too focused on their learning, and not enough on their character
My father only eats shmura matzah on Pesach. This is a chumra, which means that he is extra ....
strict.
Safek d'orayta l'chumra, safek d'rabanan l'kula
If uncertain about a Torah mitzvah we are strict, if uncertain about a rabbinic mitzvah we are lenient
Is counting the omer d'orayta or d'rabanan?
Counting is d'orayta (Vayikra), blessing is d'rabanan
Who is the other famous rabbi connected to Lag Baomer besides Rabbi Akiva?
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Why do we follow Beit Hillel instead of Beit Shammai?
Beit Hillel had better middot / respected the students of Beit Shammai
Bartholomew can't remember if he counted the Omer last night. The next night has already arrived. What should he do?
Continue counting with a bracha / assume he DID count last night