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You get what you give - and then a bit more
We reap a blessing bestowed on the land not as the natural fruit of our labor, for the harvest is disproportionably large when compared to the amount of seed planted.Therefore, this harvest becomes ours only after we bring the sacrificial "omer" of a measure of barley.
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"The Congregation of Israel is adorned with crowns at Passover time, and does not remove these adornments for thirty days." (Zohar)
The Merciful One allows one to bring the Passover offering on Pesach Sheni if he prefers, but if he did bring it at the first opportunity, he is deserving of blessing because he has acted rightly.
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Related Topics
- Sefirat HaOmer period (132)
- Kabbalah (1205)
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