Refining Your Character in 49 Days

April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Do you count the Omer? If you are Jewish, you may know about this practice. If you aren’t, you likely have no idea to what I’m referring. However, anyone can count the Omer, and in the process you can refine your character. The process of receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai began 49 days before [...]

A Month Packed with Holidays: Lag B’Omer and Shavuot

May 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Two important Jewish holidays fall during the month of May: Lag b’Omer and Shavuot. However, the first is often overlooked by less observant Jews – and it is little understood by many. Maybe because many have found it hard to figure out what it’s really about. I like the first holiday, Lag b’Omer, probably because [...]