# The Counting Of The Omer

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/70


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עַל יְדֵי סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר נִצּוֹלִין מִגֵּרוּשׁ.

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1. Through counting of the omer, there is saving from expulsion.


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בְּיוֹתֵר צָרִיךְ לְהִזָּהֵר לִטְבֹּל לְקִרְיוֹ בִּימֵי עֹמֶר.

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2. Extra special care must be taken to dip [in a Mikveh] for one’s accidental emission during the days of the omer.


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בִּסְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר יְכוֹלִין לְהַכְנִיעַ אֶת הַמָּסוּר. וְסִימָן: לָעֹמֶר – רָאשֵׁי תֵבוֹת: מֵ'אִיגְּרָא רָ'מָא לְ'בִירָא עֲ'מִיקְתָּא.

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3. In the counting of the omer it is possible to subdue an informer. A sign for this: “LaOMeR” [- to the omer – this is how the Omer is counted: 1 or 49 days to the Omer] this is an acronym for: “Me’igra Rama L’bira Ohmikta” (from a high roof to a deep pit).