rmvih trypc S FIRAT HA-OMER Counting of The Omer

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1 rmvih trypc S FIRAT HA-OMER Counting of The Omer

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3 rmvih trypc ABOUT THE Back in the days of the Holy Temple, our ancestors would bring a barley offering on the second day of Pesach. This was called the "Omer" (literally, "sheaf") and in practical terms would permit the consumption of recently-harvested grains. Starting on the second day of Pesach, the Torah says it is a mitzvah every day to "count the Omer" -- the 50 days leading up to Shavuot. This is an important period of growth and introspection, in preparation for the holiday of Shavuot which arrives 50 days later. Shavuot is the day that our ancestors stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, and as such required a seven-week preparation period. The commentators say that we were freed from Egypt only in order to receive the Torah and to fulfill it. Thus we were commanded to count from the second day of Pesach until the day that the Torah was given -- to show how greatly we desire the Torah. The revelation of Pesach was unearned; we weren't up to attaining the level of spiritual elevation to which the Creator raised us. Inasmuch as the Exodus and the Redemption were events that required no input on our parts -- we passively experienced being freed from spiritual bondage just as we experienced our physical release from Egyptian slavery -- and a Divinely implanted spirituality was sufficient to provide the underpinnings of these events. On the other hand, the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai required our active cooperation and participation. We had to resolve to dedicate ourselves to its observance in order to make its acceptance possible. Receiving the Creator s Torah was not something wonderful that could merely happen to us, like the emancipation. The acceptance of the Torah amounts to the establishment of an eternal covenant. A covenant is a negotiated agreement that requires two active participants. Remember that days start on the evening, not in the morning as in the Gregorian calendar; therefore the Omer is counted every evening after nightfall (approx. 30 minutes after sunset). If a person neglected to count the Omer one evening, he should count the following daytime, but without a blessing. Each day of the Omer is related to a different level of the Kabbalistic S firot (emanations of the Tree of Life), the emanations through which the Creator interacts with the world. Each of the seven weeks is associated with one of seven S firot, and each day within each of the seven weeks is associated also with one of the same seven Sefirot -- thus creating 49 permutations. Each day during the Omer, we focus on a different aspect of the S firot, with the hopes of attaining spiritual improvement in that specific area. The seven weeks, which represent these emotional attributes, further divide into seven days making up the 49 days of the counting. Since a fully functional emotion is multidimensional, it includes within itself a blend of all seven attributes. Upon conclusion of the 49 days we arrive at the 50th day -- Mattan Torah. After we have achieved all we can accomplish through our own initiative, traversing and refining every emotional corner of our psyche, we then receive a gift ('mattan' in Hebrew) from above. We receive that which we could not achieve with our own limited faculties. We receive the gift of true freedom -- the ability to transcend our human limitations and touch the divine. 3

4 Kabbalah teaches about the 50 gates of negativity. Once the 50 th gate is reached, there is no way back, the battle is lost. With the mitzvah of counting the 49 days, known as S'firat Ha-Omer, we are invited on a journey into the human psyche, into the soul. There are seven basic emotions that make up the spectrum of human experience. At the root of all forms of enslavement, is a distortion of these emotions. Each of the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot is dedicated to examining and refining one of them. They help us materialize the Light into our physical world, by attaining our surrounding Light first, followed by the inner Light. This is the preparation for Shavuot. The seven emotional attributes are: 1. Chesed - Loving-kindness. 2. Gevurah -- Justice and discipline. 3. Tiferet - Truth, Harmony. 4. Netzach - Endurance. 5. Hod - Humility. 6. Yesod - Foundation, Bonding. 7. Malchut - Sovereignty. 4

5 1 16 Nisan `p ` c q«g A W c q«g 2 17 Nisan gÿk A c q«g A W dxea B 3 18 Nisan z lec b c q«g A W z x«` t Y 4 19 Nisan L p n i c q«g A W g v«p 5 20 Nisan xi Y Y c q«g A W cfd 6 21 Nisan dxex v c q«g A W cfq i 7 22 Nisan uzi ba` c q«g A W zek l n 8 23 Nisan l A w dxea B A W c q«g Each day of the Omer is our way to build a vessel for the energy that we will receive on Shavuot. Start with number 1 and use this tool each day to help you with the Counting of The Omer Connection. The first Hebrew line is the word we pause on for meditation in the Ana B choach. The second Hebrew line is the S firah of that day which is said during the Ribono Shel Olam prayer Iyar L zẅ c v g v«p A W g v«p Iyar ci nÿ g v«p A W cfd Iyar m l nb g v«p A W cfq i Iyar bzv xha g v«p A W zek l n Iyar oi q g cfd A W c q«g Iyar WFcẅ cfd A W dxea B 9 24 Nisan z p x dxea B A W dxea B 24 9 Iyar i n g x g v«p A W z x«` t Y Iyar L zẅec w cfqi A W cfq i Iyar wft lbi cfqi A W zek l n Iyar Ep zr e W zek l n A W c q«g Iyar l A w zek l n A W dxea B Iyar afx A cfd A W z x«` t Y Nisan L n r dxea B A W z x«` t Y 23 8 Iyar m x d h g v«p A W dxea B Iyar i x kff cfqi A W cfd 49 5 Sivan ziv ewy zek l n A W zek l n 50 6 Sivan SHAVUOT! 45 1 Sivan r n WE zek l n A W z x«` t Y Iyar L aeh cfd A W g v«p Nisan Ep ab U dxea B A W g v«p 22 7 Iyar m k xä g v«p A W c q«g Iyar d p R cfqi A W g v«p 48 4 Sivan zfnel r Y zek l n A W cfq i 47 3 Sivan r cfi zek l n A W cfd 46 2 Sivan Ep z w r v zek l n A W g v«p Iyar l d p cfd A W cfd Nisan Ep x d h dxea B A W cfd 21 6 Iyar yki cbp z x«` t z A W zek l n Iyar L O r l cfqi A W z x«` t Y Iyar d ` B cfqi A W dxea B Iyar ci gï cfqi A W c q«g Iyar rph awg cfd A W zek l n Iyar L z c r cfd A W cfq i Nisan `xfp dxea B A W cfq i 20 5 Iyar m x nẅ z x«` t z A W cfq i 19 4 Iyar z aä M z x«` t z A W cfd 18 3 Iyar L ceg i z x«` t z A W g v«p 17 2 Iyar i W xfc z x«` t z A W z x«` t Y 16 1 Iyar xfa b z x«` t z A W dxea B Nisan `p z x«` t z A W c q«g Nisan phy rxw dxea B A W zek l n 5

6 rmvih trypcl hkrb THE BLESSING FOR THE The following blessing draws the Light of the Creator, which surrounds and protects us. Before we say the blessing, we say the Kabbalistic intention. L shem yichud kudsha For the sake of the unification of the Holy One b rich hu ushchinteh, blessed be He and His Sh chinah, bidchilu urchimu, in awe and love, l yached shem Yud Hei b Vav Hei to unify the Name Yud Hei with Vav Hei b yichuda sh lim, in perfect unity, b shem kol Yisra-el. in the name of all of Israel. Hin ni muchan umzuman l kayem Behold I am prepared and ready to perform mitzvat aseh shel s firat ha-omer, the positive commandment of counting the Omer, k mo shekatuv ba-torah: as it is written in the Torah: Usfartem lachem mimacharat You are to count for yourselves from the morrow hashabbat miyom havi-achem et of the rest day, from the day you brought the Omer hat'nufah, Omer offering that is waved, sheva shabbatot t mimot tih-yenah. seven weeks that are complete they should be. Ad mimacharat hashabbat hash vi-it they should be, until the morrow of the seventh week tisp ru chamishim yom, you are to count fifty days, v hikravtem minchah and then offer a meal-offering chadashah l Adonai. that is new to Adonai. Vihi no-am Adonai Eloheinu aleinu, May the pleasantness of Adonai our Elohim be upon us, uma-aseh yadeinu kon nah aleinu, and the work of our hands establish for us, uma-aseh yadeinu kon nehu. and the work of our hands establish it. `Ẅ c ªw ceg i m W l,d Y pi k WE `Ed Ki x A,Eni g xe Eli g c A d"e A d"i m W c g i l,mi l W ` ceg i A.l ` x U i lçm m yÿ A m I w l oöªf ne o ken i pœ p d,x n Ÿr«d z xi t q l W d U r z e v n :dxfy A aez M W Fn M z x gö n m kl m Y x t qe z ` m k `i a d mfi n zä X d,dẗepœ Y d x n Ÿr«.dpi«i d Y zÿni n Y zfzä W r a«w z ri aœ X d zä X d z x gö n c r,mfi mi X n g Exœ R q Y d g p n m Y a x w d e.dedi l dẅ c g,epi«lr Epi«dŸl ` ipÿc ` m r«ÿp i di e,epi«lr dpœ pfm Epi «cï d U r ne.ed«pœ pfm Epi «cï d U r ne 6

7 Baruch atah Adonai Blessed are You Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, Elohim, Sovereign of the universe, asher kid shanu b mitzvotav You hallow us with Your commandments v tzivanu al s firat ha-omer. {Amen.} and bid us to count the Omer. Amen. We say the blessing and then count the day. dedi dÿ ` KExÄ,mlFr d K l«n Epi«dŸl `,ei zf v n A Ep«Ẅœ C w x W ` {.o n`}.x n Ÿr«d z xi t q l r Ep«Ë v e.x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi mfi d Hayom yom echad Today is the first day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï i p W mfi d Hayom sh nei yamim Today is the second day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẅÿl W mfi d Hayom sh loshah yamim Today is the third day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï drä x ` mfi d Hayom arba-ah yamim Today is the fourth day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ n g mfi d Hayom chamishah yamim Today is the fifth day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ W mfi d Hayom shishah yamim Today is the sixth day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` re «aẅ m d W mi nï dr a W mfi d Hayom shivah yamim shehem shavua echad Today is the seventh day making one week of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi e c g ` re «aẅ m d W mi nï dpfn W mfi d Hayom sh'monah yamim shehem shavua echad v yom echad Today is the eighth day making one week and one day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï i p WE c g ` re «aẅ m d W mi nï dr W Y mfi d Hayom tishah yamim shehem shavua echad ushnei yamim Today is the ninth day making one week and two days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẅÿl WE c g ` re «aẅ m d W mi nï dxü r mfi d Hayom asarah yamim shehem shavua echad ushloshah yamim

8 .x n Ÿrl «mi nï drä Today is the tenth day making one week and three days of the Omer. x ` e c g ` re «aẅ m d W mfi xür c g ` mfi d Hayom achad asar yom shehem shavua echad v arba-ah yamim Today is the eleventh day making one week and four days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ n g e c g ` re «aẅ m d W mfi xür mi p W mfi d Hayom sh neim asar yom shehem shavua echad va-chamishah yamim Today is the twelfth day making one week and five days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ W e c g ` re «aẅ m d W mfi xür dẅÿl W mfi d Hayom sh loshah asar yom shehem shavua echad v shishah yamim Today is the thirteenth day making one week and six days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür drä x ` mfi d Hayom arba-ah asar yom shehem sh nei shavu-ot Today is the fourteenth day making two weeks of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi e zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür dẍ n g mfi d Hayom hamishah asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot v yom echad Today is the fifteenth day making two weeks and one day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï i p WE zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür dẍ W mfi d Hayom shishar asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot ushnei yamim Today is the sixteenth day making two weeks and two days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẅÿl WE zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür dr a W mfi d Hayom shivah asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot ushloshah yamim Today is the seventeenth day making two weeks and three days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï drä x ` e zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür dpfn W mfi d Hayom sh monah asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot v arba-ah yamim Today is the eighteenth day making two weeks and four days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ n g e zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi xür dr W Y mfi d Hayom tishah asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot vachamishah yamim Today is the nineteenth day making two weeks and five days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ W e zfreaẅ i p W m d W mfi mi x U r mfi d Hayom esrim asar yom shehem sh nei shavuot v shishah yamim

9 Today is the twentieth day making two weeks and six days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e c g ` mfi d Hayom echad v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot Today is the twenty-first day making three weeks of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi e zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e m i«p W mfi d Hayom sh nayim v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot v yom echad Today is the twenty-second day making three weeks and one day of the Omer. mi nï i p WE zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e dẅÿl W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom sh loshah v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot ushnei yamim Today is the twenty-third day making three weeks and two days of the Omer. mi nï dẅÿl WE zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e drä x ` mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom arba-ah v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot ush loshah yamim Today is the twenty-fourth day making three weeks and three days of the Omer. mi nï drä x ` e zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e dẍ n g mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom chamishah v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot v arba-ah yamim Today is the twenty-fifth day making three weeks and four days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ n g e zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e dẍ W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom shishah v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot vachamishah yamim Today is the twenty-sixth day making three weeks and five days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ W e zfreaẅ dẅÿl W m d W mfi mi x U r e dr a W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom shivah v esrim yom shehem sh loshah shavuot v shishah yamim Today is the twenty-seventh day making three weeks and sixth days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi x U r e dpfn W mfi d Hayom sh monah v esrim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot Today is the twenty-eighth day making four weeks of the Omer

10 c g ` mfi e zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi x U r e dr W Y mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom tishah v esrim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot v yom echad Today is the twenty-ninth day making four weeks and one day of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï i p WE zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi WŸl W mfi d Hayom sh loshim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot ushnei yamim Today is the thirtieth day making four weeks and two days of the Omer. mi nï dẅÿl WE zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi WŸl WE c g ` mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom echad ushloshim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot ushloshah yamim Today is the thirty-first day making four weeks and three days of the Omer. mi nï drä x ` e zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi WŸl WE m i«p W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom sh nayim ushloshim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot v arba-ah yamim Today is the thirty-second day making four weeks and four days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ n g e zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi WŸl ye dẅÿl W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom shloshim ushloshim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot vachamishah yamim Today is the thirty-third day making four weeks and five days of the Omer mi nï dẍ W e zfreaẅ drä x ` m d W mfi mi WŸl WE drä x ` mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom arba-ah ushloshim yom shehem arba-ah shavuot v shishah yamim Today is the thirty-fourth day making four weeks and six days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi WŸl WE dẍ n g mfi d Hayom chamishah ushloshim yom shehem chamishah shavuot Today is the thirty-fifth day making five weeks of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi e zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi WŸl WE dẍ W mfi d Hayom shishah ushloshim yom shehem chamishah shavuot v yom

11 echad Today is the thirty-sixth day making five weeks and one day of the Omer. mi nï i p WE zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi WŸl WE dr a W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom shivah ushloshim yom shehem chamishah shavuot ushnei yamim Today is the thirty-seventh day making five weeks and two days of the Omer. mi nï dẅÿl WE zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi WŸl WE dpfn W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom sh monah ushloshim yom shehem chamishah shavuot ushloshim yamim Today is the thirty-eighth day making five weeks and three days of the Omer. mi nï drä x ` e zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi WŸl WE dr W Y mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom tishah ushloshim yom shehem chamishah shavuot v arba-ah yamim Today is the thirty-ninth day making five weeks and four days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «mi nï dẍ n g e zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi rä x ` mfi d Hayom arba-im yom shehem chamishah shavuot vachamishah yamim Today is the fortieth day making five weeks and five days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ W e zfreaẅ dẍ n g m d W mfi mi rä x ` e c g ` mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom echad v arba-im yom shehem chamishah shavuot v shishah yamim Today is the forty-first day making five weeks and six days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e m i«p W mfi d Hayom sh nayim v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot Today is the forty-second day making six weeks of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «c g ` mfi e zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dẅÿl W mfi d Hayom sh loshah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot v yom echad Today is the forty-third day making six weeks and one day of the Omer. mi nï i p WE zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e drä x ` mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom arba-ah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot ushnei yamim

12 Today is the forty-third day making six weeks and two days of the Omer. mi nï dẅÿl WE zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dẍ n g mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom chamishah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot ush loshah yamim Today is the forty-fifth day making six weeks and three days of the Omer. mi nï drä x ` e zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dẍ W mfi d. x n Ÿrl «Hayom shishah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot v arba-ah yamim Today is the forty-sixth day making six weeks and four days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ n g e zfreaÿ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dr a W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom shivah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot vachamishah yamim Today is the forty-seventh day making six weeks and five days of the Omer. mi nï dẍ W e zfreaẅ dẍ W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dpfn W mfi d.x n Ÿrl «Hayom sh monah v arba-im yom shehem shishah shavuot v shishah yamim Today is the forty-eighth day making six weeks and six days of the Omer..x n Ÿrl «zfreaẅ dr a W m d W mfi mi rä x ` e dr W Y mfi d Hayom tishah v arba-im yom shehem shivah shavuot Today is the forty-ninth day making seven weeks of the Omer ]mxrh HARACHAMAN When we ask for the Temple to be restored, we express our hope for the arrival of Mashiach. Harachaman hu yachazir lanu avodat May the Merciful One restore the service beit hamikdash limkomah, of the Temple to its place, bimherah v yameinu amen selah. very soon and in our day amen selah. z cfa r Ep«l xi f g i `Ed o n g x d,d nfw n l W C w O d zi A.dl«q o n` Epi«nï a dx d n A 12

13 xonml LAM NATZEIACH Rav David Aburaham said that anyone who recites this Psalm and concentrates on it in the form of the menorah (on the following page) is considered to have lit the menorah in the Temple. That person is destined for the "World to Come," he will be protected from all evil, and will have great success in this world. It drives aways one's inner darkness and delivers them from all harsh judgements..xi W xfn f n zfpi b p A g«s pœ n l Lam natze-ach binginot mizmor shir. For the Chief Musician, a Psalm, a song..dl«q Ep«Ÿ ` eip R x `ï,ep«kœ xäi e Ep«P g i mi dÿl ` Elohim y chanenu vivar chenu, ya-er panav itanu selah. May Elohim be gracious unto us and bless us, may His face shine upon us selah..l«zrew i m ifb lçk A,L«M x C u x«`ä z r «cl Lada-at ba-aretz darkecha, b chol goyim y shu-atecha. That Your way may be known upon earth, and Your salvation among all nations..mn ªM mi O r LE cfi «,mi dÿl `,mi O r LE cfi «Yoducha amim, Elohim, yoducha amim kulam. Let Your peoples give thanks to You, O Elohim, let all the peoples give thanks to You.,xFWi n mi O r hfr W z i M,mi O à l Epœ P xi e Egœ n U i.dl«q m g p Y u x«`ä mi O à le Yism chu viran nu l umim, ki tishpot amim mishor, ul-umim ba-aretz tanchem selah. Let the nations rejoice and exult, for You will judge the peoples with equity, and lead the nations upon the earth selah..mn ªM mi O r LE cfi «,mi dÿl `,mi O r LE cfi «Yoducha amim, Elohim, yoducha amim kulam. Let Your peoples give thanks to You, O Elohim, let all the peoples give thanks to You..Epi«dŸl ` mi dÿl ` Ep«kœ xä i,dlea i dpœ zp u x«` Eretz nat nah y vulah, y var chenu Elohim Eloheinu. The earth has yielded her increase, Elohim bless us, our Elohim..u x«` i q t ` lçm FzF` E`œ xi i e,mi dÿl ` Ep«kœ xä i Y var chenu Elohim, v yir'u oto kol afsei aretz. May Elohim bless us, and may all the ends of the earth be in awe of Him. CHESED cqg GEVURAH dxeab TIFERET zx`tz NETZACH gvp HOD ced Y'SOD ceqi MALCHUT zekln 13

14 The Lam natzeiach is in the form of the Menorah. The flames are the very first verse, and the branches are the rest of the Psalm, which begins on the furthermost leftside. The words above the Menorah are Shiviti Adonai L negdi Tamid, which translates as I place Hashem before me always. 14

15 xkb ana ANA B CHOACH We use the Ana B choach as a special meditation during the Counting of the Omer. There are seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. Each line (S firah) corresponds to a week. Additionally each word of each line belongs to a day. As we are saying this prayer, we pause on the word of the day to meditate (see the Omer Counter for the current day)..dxex v xi Y Y Lœ p n i z lec b g Ÿk«A `p` Ana b cho-ach g dulat y min cha tatir tz rurah. Release all those in captivity, we beseech You, Almighty One Whose power sets us free..`xf p Ep x d «h Ep«aœ b U Lœ n r z Px l A w Kabel rinat am cha sag venu taharenu nora. Accept the singing of all Your people who praise and glorify You alone..m x n ÇẄ z aä M Lœ ceg i i Wœ xfc xfa b `p Na gibor dor shei yichud'cha k vavat shomrem. Preserve those who seek Your unity, guard them like the pupil of the eye..m l nçb ci nÿ Lœ z«ẅ c v i n gx m x d h m kœ x«ä Bar chem taharem rachamei tzidkat cha tamid gomlem. Bless and purify them and always grant them Your compassionate righteousness..l«z c r l d p Lœ aeh afx A WFcẅ oi q g Chasin kadosh b rov tuv cha nahel adatecha. Invincible and Mighty One, with the abundance of Your goodness, watch over Your people..l«zẅec w i xœ kf f d p R Lœ O r l d ` B ci gï Yachid ge-eh l am cha p neh zoch rei k dushatecha. O Exalted One, turn to Your people who remember Your holiness..zfnel r Y r «cfi Ep«z w r v r n WE l A w Ep«zr e Shavateinu kabel ushma tza-akatenu yode-a ta-alumot. Turn to us and hear our prayers, You Who know all hidden things. This verse is said in a whisper.!c rë mlfr l FzEk l n cfa M m W KExÄ Baruch shem k vod malchuto l olam va-ed! Blessed is Your glorious Name, Your Realm is for ever and ever! W CHESED cqg GEVURAH dxeab TIFERET zx`tz NETZACH gvp HOD ced YESOD ceqi MALCHUT zekln 15

16 ,lvi ls vnvbr RIBONO SHEL OLAM This blessing secures that we have sucessfully counted the Omer for this day. We scan and meditate on the S firah of the day from the chart below at the indicated place in the blessing. Ribono shel olam, atah tzivitanu Ruler of the Universe, You commanded us al y dei Mosheh avdecha lispor through Your servant Moses to count s firat ha-omer, k dei l taharenu the Counting of the Omer, in order to purify us mik lipoteinu umitumoteinu, k mo from our shells of evil and from our contaminations, as shekatavta b Toratecha: it is written in Your Torah: Usfartem lachem mimacharat You are to count for yourselves from the morrow hashabbat miyom havi-achem of the rest day, from the day you brought et Omer hat'nufah, the Omer offering that is waved, sheva shabbatot t mimot tih-yenah, seven weeks that are complete as they should be, ad mimacharat hashabbat hash vi-it until the morrow of the seventh week tisp ru chamishim yom, you are to count fifty days, k dei sheyitaharu nafshot am cha so that cleansed should be the souls of your people Yisra-el mizuhamatam. Israel of their contamination. Uvchen y hi ratzon mil fanecha Therefore may it be the will before You, Adonai Eloheinu v Elohei avoteinu, Adonai our Elohim and the Elohim of our ancestors, shebizchut s firat ha-omer that in the merit of the Counting of the Omer shesafarti hayom, that I have counted today, y tukan mah shepagamti bisfirah may any blemish I have caused in the S firah be corrected Ep«zi E v dÿ `,mlfr l W FpFA x xfr q l L«C a r d WŸn i c i l r Ep x d «h l i c M,x nÿ«r d z xi t q,epi«zf` n ªH ne Epi«zFR lœ T n :L«z xfz A Ÿ a«zm W Fn M z x gö n m kl m Y x t qe m k `i a d mfi n zä X d,dẗepœ Y d x n Ÿr «z `,dpi«i d Y zÿni n Y zfzä W r a«w z ri aœ X d zä X d z x gö n c r,mfi mi X n g Exœ R q Y Lœ O r zfw t p Ex dḧ I W i c M.m z n dªg n l ` x U i Li«pẗœ N n ofvx i d i o k ae,epi«zfa ` i dÿl` e Epi«dŸl ` dedi x nÿ«r d z xi t q zek f A W,mFI d i Y x«tq W dxi t q A i Y n«br X d n o T ªz i Insert the S firah of the day here, then continue at the bottom of page

17 S FIRAH OF THE DAY g v«pœ A W g v«p Netzach sheb'netzach Netzach of Netzach g v«pœ A W cfd Hod sheb'netzach Hod of Netzach g v«pœ A W cfq i Y sod sheb'netzach Y sod of Netzach g v«pœ A W zek l n Malchut sheb'netzach Malchut of Netzach cfdœ A W c q«g Chesed sheb'hod Chesed of Hod cfdœ A W dxea B G vurah sheb'hod G vurah of Hod cfdœ A W z x«` t Y Tiferet sheb'hod Tiferet of Hod cfdœ A W g v«p Netzach sheb'hod Netzach of Hod cfdœ A W cfd Hod sheb'hod Hod of Hod cfdœ A W cfq i Y sod sheb'hod Y sod of Hod cfdœ A W zek l n Malchut sheb'hod Malchut of Hod cfqi A W c q«g Chesed shebisod Chesed of Y sod dxea B A W cfq i Y'sod shebigvurah Yesod of G vurah dxea B A W zek l n Malchut shebigvurah Malchut of G vurah z x«` t zœ A W c q«g Chesed sheb'tiferet Chesed of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W dxea B G vurah sheb'tiferet G vurah of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W z x«` t Y Tiferet sheb'tiferet Tiferet of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W g v«p Netzach sheb'tiferet Netzach of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W cfd Hod sheb'tiferet Hod of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W cfq i Y sod sheb'tiferet Y sod of Tiferet z x«` t zœ A W zek l n Malchut sheb'tiferet Malchut of Tiferet g v«pœ A W c q«g Chesed sheb'netzach Chesed of Netzach g v«pœ A W dxea B G vurah sheb'netzach G vurah of Netzach g v«pœ A W z x«` t Y Tiferet sheb'netzach Tiferet of Netzach c q«gœ A W c q«g Chesed sheb chesed Chesed of Chesed c q«gœ A W dxea B G vurah sheb chesed G vurah of Chesed c q«gœ A W z x«` t Y Tiferet sheb chesed Tiferet of Chesed c q«gœ A W g v«p Netzach sheb chesed Netzach of Chesed c q«gœ A W cfd Hod sheb chesed Hod of Chesed c q«gœ A W cfq i Y sod sheb chesed Yesod of Chesed c q«gœ A W zek l n Malchut sheb chesed Malchut of Chesed dxea B A W c q«g Chesed shebigvurah Chesed of G vurah dxea B A W dxea B G vurah shebigvurah G vurah of G vurah dxea B A W z x«` t Y Tiferet shebigvurah Tiferet of G vurah dxea B A W g v«p Netzach shebigvurah Netzach of G vurah dxea B A W cfd Hod shebigvurah Hod of G vurah

18 zek l nœ A W cfd Hod sheb'malchut Hod of Malchut zek l nœ A W cfq i Y sod sheb'malchut Y sod of Malchut zek l nœ A W zek l n Malchut sheb'malchut Malchut of Malchut cfqi A W zek l n Malchut shebisod Malchut of Y sod zek l nœ A W c q«g Chesed sheb'malchut Chesed of Malchut zek l nœ A W dxea B G vurah sheb'malchut Chesed of G vurah zek l nœ A W z x«` t Y Tiferet sheb'malchut Tiferet of Malchut zek l nœ A W g v«p Netzach sheb'malchut Netzach of Malchut cfqi A W dxea B G vurah shebisod G vurah of Y sod cfqi A W z x«` t Y Tiferet shebisod Tiferet of Y sod cfqi A W g v«p Netzach shebisod Netzach of Y sod cfqi A W cfd Hod shebisod Hod of Y sod cfqi A W cfq i Y sod shebisod Y sod of Y sod V etaher v etkadesh bikdushah shel May I be cleansed and sanctified with the holiness of malah, v al y dei zeh yushpa above, and through this may there flow shefa rav b chol ha-olamot, a bounty that is abundant in all the worlds, ultaken et nafshoteinu and may it correct our lives v ruchoteinu v nishmoteinu mikol and our spirits and our souls from all sig ufgam ultaharenu ulkad shenu sediment and blemish and may it purify us and sanctify us bikdushat cha ha-elyonah, with Your holiness that is exalted, amen selah. amen, selah. l W dẍ ªc w A W C w z ` e x dḧ ` e r R Wªi d f i c i l r e,dl r«n,zfnlfr d lçk A a x r t«w Epi«zFW t p z ` o T z le lçm n Epi«zFn W p e Epi«zFgEx e Ep«Wœ C w le Ep x d «h le,m b te bi q,dpfi l r d Lœ zẍ ªc w A.dl«q o n ` 18