This is the season of the year in Jewish tradition when we are about to conclude nearly 50 days of counting, from the 2^nd day of Passover to our receiving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai on the festival of Shavuot. Originally intended as an agricultural ritual, S’firat Ha-Omer (the counting of the Omer) still holds the power to remind us of our ability to count each day as precious, with the capacity to transform every twenty-four hours into an opportunity to listen to the voice of the sacred that lies within each of us. This year we will celebrate the completion of this period of counting and the giving of the Torah on Shavuot with a new and exciting ritual “Tikkun Leil Shavuot”-an evening devoted to deepening our connection to Torah.

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