Sefiras HaOmer Flashcard

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Did Yankel fulfill the mitzvah of counting Sefiras HaOmer if he is counting in perfect Hebrew but doesn’t know what the number means?

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No, because he must understand the number he's saying.

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Rav Aryeh is teaching Sefiras HaOmer to a convert who only understands English. What should he advise him?

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Count in English since he understands it

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Why is it not considered "counting" if the person doesn't understand the number?

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Because there's no awareness of the count

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After Moishy finishes counting the Omer, he says a special tefillah: “May the Beis HaMikdash be rebuilt.” Why?

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The real mitzvah can only be done with the Omer offering

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According to the Alter Rebbe, what are we really doing when we count the Omer today?

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Fulfilling a Rabbinic memory of the Beis HaMikdash

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Why do we ask Hashem to rebuild the Beis HaMikdash after counting?

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To remember that we are missing the full mitzvah

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Which of the following best explains why we can't do the full mitzvah today?
We don’t have the right siddur, We don’t have a korban Omer, We live in chutz la’aretz, It's not a leap year

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We don’t have a korban Omer

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If someone asks you during bein hashmashos, “What night is it of the Omer?”—what should you answer?

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Yesterday was the 9th night.

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What might happen if you say, “Tonight is the 5th night” before you actually counted?

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You might fulfill the mitzvah by accident

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Rav Menachem told his friend the count before counting himself. Some say this means:

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He fulfilled the mitzvah—even without kavannah