Why We Count the Omer - Rabbi Gavriel Friedman

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[Music] what's the secret of the Omare I didn't choose that title but I will tell you what the secret of the OM is at least the one I'm going to tell you about the OM itself what are we doing what's the OM what is SPH comes along and he tells us the explains everyone knows the book of Education written by excellent Anonymous and the 13th century tells us okay debatable debatable not so clear anyway so he says of the I have to give a shout out my good friend ETL gold I was speaking with him today he shared with me his beautiful idea that I want to share with you right now what is the OM what are we doing it's when anybody has something which they love or they're excited about so they count they count but the counting that people that are excited about usually is a count down not a count up and That's a classic question so why are we counting up today is the first day of the OM second day third day it should be 50 49 you ask a Kala when are you getting married what are you getting married one month 34 days and that' be two months and four days good two months four days 65 minutes that's another hour two months you got the idea 12 seconds right 11 seconds 10 seconds 9

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1. 0:00[Music] what's the secret of the Omare I didn't choose that title but I will tell…
2. 0:30excellent Anonymous and the 13th century tells us okay debatable debatable not so clear anyway so…
3. 1:30you ask a man when are you getting married I don't know you see the excitement…
4. 2:32supply now I don't know people's backgrounds here so forgive me I really I I'm not…
5. 3:03by perhaps there's some that didn't and for those who didn't you'll understand a lot more…
6. 4:03nothing zero or in ESP or you say NADA not to be confused with NADA which…
7. 5:07or this part is the fortunate part where people come and say I've been clean for…
8. 5:38up and we're appreciating because we appreciate when we don't have and then when someone gives…
9. 6:41counting up and we have to be working towards it and putting into it and the…
10. 7:45dictionary they say what what do you come like you just start going from the a…

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