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Do sefirah mourning restrictions occur on Isru Chag?
Many North African Jews celebrate the day after Pesach (which is Isru Chag) with the festive Mimouna. Does such a party atmosphere conflict with the customs of mourning during sefirat haomer? Could ...
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Last night *might* have been the first night of the omer. Right? [duplicate]
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Sefira Counting in Diaspora
How do we count sefira with absolute certainty, as we do, and yet, in diaspora, we have a second seder and a second dat of yom tov? Wouldn't ...
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Whats a Mimunah-מימונה?
There is a custom of those of Moroccan decent to make a "Mimunah". What does this custom entail, how did it develop, and what does it have to do with Pesach? A general overview of the Custom would be ...
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Feelings of mourning during Sefirat Haomer
Between Passover until Shuvout, the Torah tells us to count seven weeks. The Rabbi’s have came and added to this that because 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva died during these seven weeks that we spend ...
