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Counting Omer — 15 posts

הפסקה בספירת העומר

האם יוצאים ספירת העומר כשסופר הלילה, דהיינו שאומר ״הלילה ליל כך וכך לעומר״ או כיו״ב בשאר שפות?

Eating before Sefiras HaOmer

ברכה או ספירה בניגון שאלה

לשמוע ברכת ספירת העומר מאשתו

ספק בספירת העומר

Eating Before Counting Sefira

If I missed counting Sefira on different nights up to the present. And I’m almost sure, but in doubt, of whether I made up for them all by day, do I continue counting without a Bracha?

Does an alarm or app to remind one to count Sefira allow one to start a meal within a half hour before Shkia?

Can I then make a Bracha on Sefiras H’Omer after speaking to a group of children at a rally?

Is it a problem to say the Sefira’s Midah before counting?

If my children go to bed before Tzeis, how early can I count Sefiras Haomer with them?

Can a Chazzen who lost the Bracha for Sefira make a Bracha so that he not be embarrassed?

If a person forgot to count Sefira at night and he remembered only during Bein Hashmashos of the next day, can he continue counting in the remaining nights with a Bracha?

Saying Ana Bichoach Quietly

Haircut — 16 posts

Haircut when Lag Ba’Omer is Sunday

Is it allowed for a woman to trim her hair in order to feel presentable and confident on a Shidduch Pegisha?

Upshernish for a boy born Motzei Lag Ba’Omer

שאל אותי היום יהודי חוזר בתשובה ממוצא ספרדי, אם הוא יכול להוריד על ידי שעווה את השערות שבגב שלו? הוא טוען שזה ממש מציק לו.

When should a boy whose hair is cut after his third birthday start wearing Tzitzis?

With the calendar and the way Shavuos falls out this year (5781), can one take a haircut on Friday the 3rd of Sivan?

Can I cut my hair during Sefiras Haomer so my Sheitel would sit well?

We are making an upshern on Lag B’omer for our son…

Are men allowed to trim their mustache when it interferes with the food that goes into their mouth?

Can the Avi-Haben buy a new Kapota for the Bris during Sefira?

When should one get his hair cut before Shavuos this year, since Erev Shavuos is Shabbos?

האם מותר לחתן שמתחתן באור לל”ג בעומר להסתפר יום או יומיים לפני כן?

Am I allowed to cut a Sheitel during Sefirah?

Is an unmarried woman allowed to shave body hair during Sefira? I don’t do so regularly, I just want to feel good and clean.

May I take a haircut on Lag Ba’Omer?

Article: Men Growing Long Hair

Music — 23 posts

Music for teaching Torah during Sefira

Listening to music Erev Shabbos and Motzoei Shabbos During Sefirah

כלי זמר בחתונה בל”ג בעומר

Can I make a Siyum during Sefiras HaOmer? Can a woman say Kaddish?

This year when Shavuos is Sunday night, when is it permitted to listen to music again?

Can we have a DJ play (non-live) music at Simchos during Sefira?

Participating in a Wedding During Sefiras HaOmer

Is it permitted to listen to music during sefira while isolating at home to help uplift the spirits of my family and children who’ve been home for over a month due to the CoronaVirus?

האם מותר לעשות מסיבת “קבלת תורה” לגן ילדים עם מוזיקה ביום שלישי ראש חודש סיון ביום?

Can I begin listening to music at Shkiah of Lag BaOmer, or do I have to wait till Tzeis?

Am I allowed to play Nigunim with music, during Sefira, for my students at nap time to make it easier for them to fall asleep?

האם אחד שנוהג הרבה שעות יכול להקשיב למוזיקה בימי העומר שיעזור לו להיות ערני?

Can I watch my wedding video which has music during Sefira?

Can I listen to music during Sefira? I use music to ease some of my emotional issues. The music I listen to just helps me be aroused for Yiddishkeit etc. despite my hardships. I am addicted to music and listen to it constantly, stopping for the Sefirah is emotionally draining.

Playing Music during Sefira just for Skill Development

My family is going through a hard time and it’s negatively affecting me emotionally. I find that music helps me a lot. Is there room for listening to music during Sefira?

Sefiras HaOmer: From when and till when are we not allowed to listen to music?

Is it OK for children to listen to music during Sefira?

Is there a difference in listening to music in Sefirah if it is with instruments or not?

I’m looking up the background behind the prohibition against listening to music during Sefirah and I would highly appreciate some clarity on this issue, if time permits you.

How strict is it not to listen to music during Sefira? I listen to music a lot; it helps me relax etc. So during Sefira, it is quite difficult for me. I’m wondering if perhaps I can listen to music or if specific music is OK? I’m ready to, so to say ‘sacrifice’, but if during Sefira it is more lenient, then I would appreciate if I can listen to music.

Are we allowed to listen to music played with instruments during Chol HaMoed?

Is listening to Chabad Nigunim allowed during Sefira (with musical instruments)?

Shehecheyanu — 4 posts

Shehecheyanu During Sefiras HaOmer

שהחיינו מספק בספירת העומר

Can one make a Shehechiyanu on a new fruit on his birthday during Sefiras Haomer on a weekday?

Can one make a Shehechiyanu on the birth of a baby girl during Sefiras Haomer?

New Clothing — 6 posts

I bought a new summer weekday dress the other day, completely forgetting that one isn’t supposed to go shopping during Sefira.

Can a girl, who is in Shidduchim, buy and wear new clothing during Sefiras Haomer?

Shopping for Clothing During Sefirah

If a girl does not have enough properly Tznius clothing and is therefore dressing not Tznius, is she allowed to buy Tznius clothing during Sefirah?

We are currently abroad for Pesach where things are much cheaper, and some stuff are of better quality than from where we live. So I have some questions regarding buying clothing during Sefirah:

Clothing that was bought before Pesach, but was only tried on for a few minutes, can it be worn during Sefirah?

Lag Ba'Omer — 9 posts

I am getting married on Lag BaOmer. Do I need to fast?

Am I allowed to attend a Lag Ba’Omer Hadlakah with music during the year of Aveilus?

ל”ג בעומר שחל ביום ועש”ק

Moving during Sefira

Why do many Chassidim skip Tachanun on the Yartzeit of a Tzadik

I bought peaches a few days ago. Forgot that we don’t say Shehechiyanu during Sefira. Can we make one on Lag BaOmer for new fruit?

Is it our Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag Baomer?

הסיסמה של הכינוס ל”ג בעומר השנה אצלנו הוא “והנה ה’ נצב עליו…” (תניא). האם מותר להשתמש במילים אלו על הפרסומות ברחובות העיר?

May one use Ma’aser to give Tzedakah for a fast day for Pidyon Tanis, or number 18 on Lag Ba’Omer?

Crossing Dateline — 4 posts

Crossing the International Date Line during the Omer

I crossed the dateline, traveling eastward (from Australia to California), during Sefira. What should I do regarding Shavuos?

Can my daughter travel over the dateline to go to Australia for Pesach? Is there any leniency being that this year the קביעות of שבועות is Shabbos Sunday Monday?

Please see the attached itenirary for someone who is travelling from Bangkok Thailand via Seoul on the Sunday after Pesach. It seems that they will be travelling during the night and will be arriving in NY Sunday night at 9pm. Can they count the ninth Sefira like everyone else in NY without counting on the plane?

Other — 10 posts

Is it advisable to tell young Bochorim to skip adult topics/Sugyas?

Is there a problem to do the Mitzva of Shiluach Haken during Sefira?

Does the rule of saying a Dvar Torah by a meal of 3 apply equally to men, women, and children? Pirkei Avos

Does one need to say a Dvar Torah only if its a meal that one washes for Hamotzie? Pirkei Avos

When we say two Perokim of Pirkei Avos do we say “Kol yisroel” and “Rabi Chananya Ben Akashya” twice? Pirkei Avos

Talking to women and one’s wife Pirkei Avos

When saying Pirkei Avos should the names of Hashem be said? (Some pesukim with Hashem’s name are not full pesukim. Also sheyibaneh (Avos 5:20) etc). Pirkei Avos

Chodosh Nowadays Chodosh

When should one eat Matzah on Pesach Sheni? Pesach sheini

Can we bring Korban Pesach on Pesach Sheini while impure? Pesach sheini

Counting Omer