Counting the Omer – Day 25
Counting the Omer – Feeding the Land, not the Landfill
In a forest, decomposers break down leaves and branches that fall to the ground. In a compost pile, decomposers break down food and garden waste.
Blessing for Day Twenty Five
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 חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים יוֹם שֶׁהֵם שְׁלֹשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת וְאַרְבָּעָה יָמִים לָעֹֽמֶר
Hayom chamishah v’esrim yom shehem sh’loshah shavuot v’arbaah yamim la-omer.
Today is twenty-five days, which is three weeks and four days of the Omer.
