Violence during protest:
Two arrested during anti-government protest in Omer
Two people arrested on suspicion of attacking protesters outside the home of MK Shalom Danino in the town of Omer in southern Israel.
Two people arrested on suspicion of attacking protesters outside the home of MK Shalom Danino in the town of Omer in southern Israel.
Our little daughter would not let me go to bed until she checked to see if I had counted the Omer.
It’s a beautiful heart.
Time is unaffected by us. It moves on, second by second, tick by tick, regardless of our efforts. And yet we are told to count.
A story shows how one's middot, literally 'measures', but alluding to values, are central to mitzvas, as is Counting the Omer.
Are Jews supposed to see everyone in a positive light?
All you have to do is count until Shavuot, but it is not as simple as it seems.
“Teach us to number our days in order that we should become wise hearted,” said the Psalmist, a message fitting for the period of the Omer.
Counting days that have passed, as in the Omer, automatically causes us to reflect on what was accomplished and what was left undone.
As the second part of the period of Counting the Omer begins, a deeper look at what it means.
Educator and musician Rabbi Shlomo Katz presents a daily glimpse into the ideas and insights behind the counting of the Omer.
Firefighting commissioner orders religious firefighters not to grow a beard during Omer despite existence of masks which accommodate beards.
IDF soldiers defining themselves 'Traditional' and not shaving during Omer period forced to shave or jailed.
Temple Institute holds reenactment of new barley offering on same day it was performed in Holy Temple thousands of years ago.
Swastika and anti-Semitic slurs in Arabic scrawled on monument for fallen IDF soldiers of southern town of Omer over the weekend.
Bus company decides to halt a notification service that reminds passengers to 'count the Omer,' after criticism of 'irrelevant information'.
For the first time, Israel television will be broadcasting educational segments relating to the counting of the Omer