Your Omer Connection for the
Night of Fri., April 20 & Sat. April 21
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Get out your running shoes! The Omer is a marathon of cosmic cleansing. Kabbalah teaches us that during these
forty- nine days following Pesach, we need to take great care in ridding all negative influences from every area of
our lives. After Pesach, we begin anticipating Shavuot, the next holiday and in essence the conclusion of Pesach.
Pesach was a free connection. The Omer is the work we do to earn the Light of Pesach and Shavuot. We
cleanse ourselves by counting the days of the Omer until Shavuot’s arrival.
The Omer is counted from the second night of Passover through the night before Shavuot. It is best to count the
Omer at nightfall, immediately after the evening prayer. However, one may count at any time throughout the night.
Blessings are recited and the week, day, and corresponding Sefirah (emanation of the Tree of Life) is mentioned
while standing. While counting the Omer, we must bear in mind four things:
1) one word from the Lamnatzeach found on the Menorah image (see image & chart below);
2) one letter from the verse found on the center pillar of the Menorah image (see image & chart below);
3) one word from the Ana b’Koach (chart below) connecting us to the energy of the particular day; and
4) the corresponding sefirah of that night (chart below).
Blessing – Draws Surrounding Light (protective aura)
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Baruch ata adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu
b’mitzvotav vetzivanu al sfirat ha’omar
Ha-yom tish-a yamim, shehaym shavu-a echad ushnay yamim la-omer
Harachaman – Draws Inner Light (which sustains us)
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Harachaman hu yachazir avodat beit hamikdash limkomah
bimheirah veyameinu Omayn, selo.
The following connections help us manifest this Light:
Lamnatze’ach – [Click here] for specific instructions on counting the Omer and the use of the Menorah
image. Recite the Lamantza'ach while scanning the Menorah. Stop at the colored words on the Menorah. Visual
the shapes of the letters while meditating on the meaning of the Sefirah of the particular day. [Click here] for
information the Sefirah of the Day.
Click the Menorah Image for an enlarged version with the "daily words" colored for easy scanning. "Daily words"
are underlined in the translitaration of the Lamnatze'ach so you know where to stop in your recitation.
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Lam-na-tze-akh bin-gi-not miz-mor shir. E-lo-him ye-kha-ne-nu vi-var-khe-nu ya-er pa-nav
i-ta-nu se-la: La-da-at ba-aretz dar-ke-kha be-khol go-yim ye-shu-ate-kha
yo-du-kha a-mim e-lo-him yo-du-kha a-mim ku-lam: Yis-me-khu vi-ran-nu le-u-mim
ki tish-ot a-mim mi-shor, ul-u-mim ba-a-retz tan-khem se-la: yo-du-kha a-mim
e-lo-him yo-du-kha a-mim ku-lam: e-erets nat-na ye-vu-la ye-var-khe-nu e-lo-him
e-lo-hei-nu: ye-var-khe-nu elohim ve-yir-u o-to kol af-sei a-rets
Click to enlarge & print
Click to enlarge & print
Ana b’Koach – 3) Word for the Day of the Omer
At this point, we recite the Ana b’Koach meditation, stopping to meditate on the letters of the word of the day.
Word of the Day: Rinat (line 2, second from right). [Click here] for more on the Ana b’Koach.
Sefirot of the Day – 4) Here we insert the actual Sefirah that corresponds to the respective day
and week. [Click here] to find out more about the daily Sefirot.
The Night of Saturday, April 22, 2006
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While counting the Omer, we must bear in mind four things:
1) one word from the Lamnatzeach found on the Menorah image (see image & chart below);
2) one letter from the verse found on the center pillar of the Menorah image (see image & chart below);
3) one word from the Ana b’Koach (chart below) connecting us to the energy of the particular day; and
4) the corresponding sefirah of that night (chart below).
Blessing – Draws Surrounding Light (protective aura)
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Baruch ata adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu
b’mitzvotav vetzivanu al sfirat ha’omar
Ha-yom asara yamim, shehaym shavu-a echad ushlosha yamim la-omer
Harachaman – Draws Inner Light (which sustains us)
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Harachaman hu yachazir avodat beit hamikdash limkomah
bimheirah veyameinu Omayn, selo.
The following connections help us manifest this Light:
Lamnatze’ach -- Click the Menorah Image for an enlarged version with the "daily words" colored for easy
scanning. "Daily words" are underlined in the translitaration of the Lamnatze'ach so you know where to stop in
your recitation.
Scan Hebrew right to left,
Read transliteration left to right
Lam-na-tze-akh bin-gi-not miz-mor shir. E-lo-him ye-kha-ne-nu vi-var-khe-nu ya-er pa-nav
i-ta-nu se-la: La-da-at ba-aretz dar-ke-kha be-khol go-yim ye-shu-ate-kha
yo-du-kha a-mim e-lo-him yo-du-kha a-mim ku-lam: Yis-me-khu vi-ran-nu le-u-mim
ki tish-ot a-mim mi-shor, ul-u-mim ba-a-retz tan-khem se-la: yo-du-kha a-mim
e-lo-him yo-du-kha a-mim ku-lam: e-erets nat-na ye-vu-la ye-var-khe-nu e-lo-him
e-lo-hei-nu: ye-var-khe-nu elohim ve-yir-u o-to kol af-sei a-rets
Click to enlarge & print
Click to enlarge & print
Ana b’Koach – 3) Word for the Day of the Omer
At this point, we recite the Ana b’Koach meditation, stopping to meditate on the letters of the word of the day.
Word of the Day: Amecha (line 2, third from right). [Click here] for more on the Ana b’Koach.
Sefirot of the Day – 4) Here we insert the actual Sefirah that corresponds to the respective day
and week. [Click here] to find out more about the daily Sefirot.
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