P arshas Emor
“And you should count for yourself from the morrow of the Shabbos… they shall be seven complete weeks.” (Vayikra 23:15)
It’s interesting to note that when the Torah refers to the holiday of Shavuos it doesn’t use the name that commemorates giving the Torah — but rather the name that refers to the weeks leading up to the Yom Tov.
The Zohar explains that the purpose of the Yom Tov is contingent on the counting on the preparation as we purify ourselves to receive the holy Torah. (Rav Elya Lopian Lev Eliyahu)
The joys of boys. There’s no time that encapsulates my lifestyle of snails and puppy dog tails as much as the weeks leading up to Lag B’omer.
