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Thoughts on Sefiras HaOmer | By Rav Asher Weiss Shlit"a at Yeshivas Ohr Sameyach (5786)

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  1. 0:03[snorts] >> I've been here many times in the past and I'm happy to be here…
  2. 3:11And as we prepare for Kabbalat HaTorah, that is the most important and fundamental principle. Grow.…
  3. 6:16t'mimot tihiyu lo." You need to count seven weeks. "Ad mimochorat haShabbat haShvi'it tis'peru chamishim yam."…
  4. 9:23we need to focus on two different realms of Avodat Hashem, of Kirvat Elokim. One is…
  5. 12:27So, we count the days trying to achieve more Torah each and every day, we count…
  6. 15:31And if we really want to do Chazarah on Mem Ches Kinyanei Torah, I don't think…
  7. 18:38people pray for riches, for power, for Covid, for status. Many of them pray for Nachas,…
  8. 21:45And the last day tefillah. So, as I mentioned before Sefiras HaOmer is like a ladder…
  9. 24:52Erev Shavuos to daven. You're going to be too busy at Erev Shavuos. This is just…
  10. 27:56Hakadosh Baruch Hu. We should all be Zocheh Lekabel Ol Torah and Ol Malchus Shamayim B'ahavah.…

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