Counting the Omer – Day 3
Counting the Omer – Feeding the Land, not the Landfill
Jews value preservation and repair of the natural world (tikkun olam), and composting enables us to better achieve this goal.
Blessing for Day Three
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 יָמִים לָעֹֽמֶר
Hayom sh’loshah yamim la-omer.
Today is three days of the Omer.
