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The Zohar writes on the verse
"And you shall count for you,"
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regarding the counting of the Omer
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that just as a woman counts
the days until her purification
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so too, we count down
to our purification.
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And being that the counting
is to purify ourselves,
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a person cannot count
the Omer for a fellow;
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he needs to count for himself,
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"And you shall count..."
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The verse means that the
counting is "for your sake"...
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Therefore I suggest that we can begin
counting towards Moshiach's arrival.
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The Omer Count is immediately
followed by a Kabbalistic prayer.
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The Omer Count is, on its face,
not a Kabbalistic matter,
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but is immediately followed with
the prayer, "Master of the Universe,"
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where we note the
existence of 49 Sefiros,
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and that the first day represents
"chesed shebichesed"
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and it is also recited by those who
never studied Kabbalah in their lives.
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Unfortunately, there
are still such people...
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If I recall correctly, I suggested
during our last meeting
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that you call for more study
of the inner part of Torah.
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This is especially timely, now
that we approach Lag Baomer.
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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was a brilliant
scholar in the revealed portion of Torah,
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and he doesn't
need our approbation,
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yet he also said, "I could absolve
the entire world of judgement."
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As it is written about
those who study Zohar...
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"In the merit of your
book -- the Zohar,
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the Jewish people will be
mercifully redeemed from exile."
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We need God's mercy so that
the redemption come literally,
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and as we said earlier,
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on the Second Passover,
we will need to discuss
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whether we need to offer
a Second Passover sacrifice,
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and how exactly to go
about doing so properly.
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So we must rule, both according to
halacha and according to kabbalah,
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that Moshiach must
come immediately.
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May we merit to gather all men,
women and children of Israel,
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amid great joy and gladness.
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Amen.
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Because joy break all boundaries,
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may this joy break
the boundaries of exile,
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and the redemption
come this very night.
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If one will ask,
"Why is this night different?"
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we will leave it among the questions
to be answered by Elijah the Prophet.
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As during the splitting of the sea,
"the night will shine like day..."
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May we merit the
redemption very soon!
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Good tidings.
