Counting the Omer – Day 24

Counting the Omer – Feeding the Land, not the Landfill

The decomposers that live in a compost pile—worms, insects, bacteria, and other microbes—are nature’s recyclers. They break down dead plants and animals, turning them into nutrients that can be added to soil.

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Blessing for Day Twenty Four

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹֽמֶר.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu al s’firat ha-omer.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who makes us holy with mitzvot, and commands us concerning the counting of the Omer.

.הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים יוֹם שֶׁהֵם שְׁלֹשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת וּשְׁנֵי יָמִים לָעֹֽמֶר

Hayom sh’loshah v’esrim yom shehem sh’loshah shavuot ushnei yamim la-omer.

Today is twenty-three days, which is three weeks and two days of the Omer.

Today is twenty-three days, which is three weeks and two days of the Omer.

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