{"id":73580,"date":"2020-05-27T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T08:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=73580"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:13:43","slug":"djm_counting-of-the-omer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/djm_counting-of-the-omer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mysticism Behind the Counting of the Omer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Counting of the Omer (<em>Sefirat HaOmer<\/em>) \u2013 the commandment to count the 49 days from the second day of Passover until the festival of Shavuot \u2013 was just one of the 613 commandments (<em>mitzvot<\/em>), and over history was performed, more or less, according to the particulars of Jewish law. In the Biblical text, the idea behind this <em>mitzvah<\/em> was to focus on the critical period between the barley and wheat harvests and the bringing of seasonally appropriate sacrificial offerings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet quickly, over the course of the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> centuries, the commandment became especially significant as a result of the great influence of Lurianic Kabbalah and the influence of the Kabbalistic circle in the city of Safed. As a result, new elements were added to the prayers recited during the Counting of the Omer, additions that focused on the mystical meanings attributed to the seven-week cycle of seven days each. Through the performance of this seemingly minor <em>mitzvah<\/em>, worshippers were not only able to purify and sanctify themselves; they were also given the opportunity to assist in bringing forward the Messianic Era and redeeming the entire cosmos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73587\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH000044376\/NLI#$FL71138902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73587\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kaasher-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH000044376\/NLI#$FL71138902\">An Ashkenazic rite <em>siddur<\/em><\/a> (prayer book) from Bratislava, 1734, the National Library collections; click on the image to browse through the book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new mystical focus that Lurianic Kabbalah brought to Jewish prayer caught on rapidly and reached circles far beyond those adept at the study of the secrets of Kabbalah. Very soon, special editions of prayer books were printed specifically for the Counting of the Omer, while exquisitely illustrated manuscripts were also inscribed, all for the purpose of beautifying the performance of the <em>mitzvah <\/em>and helping the worshiper to focus on the Kabbalistic meaning of the Counting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lurianic Kabbalah was often the impetus for attributing new mystical meanings to existing Jewish rituals, especially in relation to the desire to unite and join the disparate and separated elements of the spiritual worlds of Jewish mysticism. While performing the <em>mitzvot<\/em>, the believer can focus his or her attention on uniting and connecting the Kabbalistic <em>sefirot<\/em> (the mystical powers or elements of the Godhead) in order to achieve unity, cohesion and coordination in a broken and disjointed universe. Despite the opposition of certain circles to the spreading of Kabbalistic customs to the masses, Lurianic Kabbalah also played a popularizing role, creating rituals and prayers shared by both learned sages and less knowledgeable Jewish worshippers. <em>Kabbalat Shabbat<\/em> prayers, which quickly became an integral part of the Jewish Shabbat prayer routine around the world, are a clear example of this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH000042179\/NLI#$FL69789524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73593\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1850-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1850-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1850-407x600.jpg 407w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1850-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1850.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73596\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH000042179\/NLI#$FL69789524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73596\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-826x600.jpg 826w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-1536x1116.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Seder-2048x1488.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH000042179\/NLI#$FL69789524\">The Counting of the Omer by Way of the Kabbalah<\/a><\/em>, Italy, circa 1850, the National Library collections; click on the images to browse through the book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the internalization and acceptance of the ideas of the Kabbalah, believers began to understand the concept of seven-week cycles and each of the seven days of the week as parallel to the seven lower <em>sefirot<\/em> of the Kabbalah, which were perceived as a more accessible unit in the heavenly spheres. Thus, the words <em>Sefirat HaOmer<\/em>, (The Counting of the Omer), also stimulated a connection to the Kabbalistic <em>sefirot<\/em>. One of the central concepts of Lurianic Kabbalah is that of <em>tikkun<\/em> \u2013 the ability of a person, through actions made with special intentions, to bring about harmony in the heavenly realms. The special prayers of the Counting of the Omer envision seven internal <em>sefirot<\/em> within the seven lower <em>sefiro<\/em>t so that each week is dedicated to the <em>tikkun<\/em> of one <em>sefira<\/em>, while each day of the week is dedicated to the <em>tikkun<\/em> of one internal <em>sefira<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In honor of the festival of Shavuot, the National Library is unveiling several examples of these prayer books, which clearly reflect a growing enthusiasm for the fulfillment of the Counting of the Omer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, try these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lbh_saloniki_shavuot\/\">Torah, Raki and Yogurt: Shavuot on the Aegean Sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/king_for_one_day\/\">How a Man Named Saul Became King for a Day in Poland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/king_for_one_day\/\">How to Buy a Jewish Manuscript in 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