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Sefiras HaOmer

  • Haircut, Lag Ba'Omer, Sefiras HaOmer, Upsherin

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

  Does the ho'raah of not delaying an upshern to the next morning, when it is pushed off, relevant also on Lag B'omer? Seemingly it is wide spread to cut…

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  • Counting Omer, Sefiras HaOmer

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?

  You may continue with a Bracha.   שו"ע אדה"ז תפט, כה. ואף שודאי לא ספר בלילה - ראה ספר ספיה"ע פ"ג אות כט.     #8264

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  • Counting Omer, Sefiras HaOmer

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

  Yes, however one must count Sefira as soon as the alarm rings.   כך משמע מדין שמש (שו"ע אדה"ז תפט, יז). ​ומסתברא ששמש (כללי) מועיל פחות משומר (פרטי) ואפ"ה…

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  • Music, Sefiras HaOmer
  • coronavirus

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?

  The importance of music in terms of elevating the spirit cannot be underestimated. At the same time the prohibition against music during the time of sefira should not be…

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  • Beard, Haircut, Sefiras HaOmer
  • lo yilbash, mustache, trim

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

  Many are lenient in this matter to trim with scissors the part of the mustache that interferes with eating.   טעמים ומקורות: עיין באג"ק חי"ט ע' תכב במענה לשואל,…

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  • Crossing Dateline, Sefiras HaOmer, Shavuos

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

  One who travelled east, observes Shavuos a day earlier than the people at his destination (i.e. on Shabbos and Sunday, the fifth and sixth of Sivan). These Halachos are relevant for this situation: Shabbos:…

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  • Bris Milah, Clothing, Haircut, Sefiras HaOmer

Is it OK for the Avi-Haben to buy a new kapota for the Bris during Sefira? I’ve heard that the Avi-Haben doesn’t take a haircut during Sefira, does the same apply to new clothes?

  The Avi-Haben may buy new clothing for the Bris during Sefira. Regarding a haircut, there are different opinions on the matter. The general custom is not to.   טעמים…

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  • Haircut, Sefiras HaOmer, Shavuos

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

  It is a Mitzvah to have hair cut before every Yom Tov, so as not to enter into Yom Tov unkempt. The prohibition of haircutting on Chol Hamoed was…

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  • - עברית, Music, Sefiras HaOmer, Shavuos

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

  האיסור לשמוע כלי נגינה היא עד ליל ערב שבועות. ויש מתירים מיום ג׳ סיון בבוקר. אין היתר רק לילדים קטנים קודם גיל החינוך. ועם כל זה אין זה בדרך…

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  • Clothing, Sefiras HaOmer

I bought a new summer weekday dress the other day, completely forgetting that one isn’t supposed to go shopping during Sefira. May I keep the dress? If yes, must I wait until after Shavuos to wear it?

  You may keep the dress. If it is a simple day to day dress, you may wear it now. If it is an expensive Shabbos dress, you should wait…

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  • Counting Omer, Lag Ba'Omer, Sefiras HaOmer
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Can I then make a Bracha on Sefiras H’Omer after speaking to a group of children at a rally?

  Full Question: Lag B'Omer evening, I spoke to a group of children in connection with Lag B'Omer. Afterwards, I went to Daven Ma'ariv, I had a doubt whether I…

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  • - עברית, Haircut, Lag Ba'Omer, Sefiras HaOmer, Wedding

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

  אם השיער מגודל אפילו קצת יכול להסתפר ביום החופה.   טעמים ומקורות: ע״פ דין ודאי מותר שלא יכנס לחופה כדהוא מנוול. שיו״ט שלו הוא, וכדין רגל. וכ״כ הפוסקים לגבי…

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  • Lag Ba'Omer, Music, Sefiras HaOmer

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

  The custom is to wait until nightfall on the eve of Lag Ba’Omer.     #4133  

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  • Brochos, Lag Ba'Omer, Sefiras HaOmer, The 3 Weeks
  • bal tashchis, new fruit, Shehecheyanu

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?

  Yes.   מקור: סה״ש תשמ״ט ב ע׳ 745.   Does it matter that I already bought the fruit and they would go to waste otherwise?   In such a…

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  • Customs, Lag Ba'Omer
  • eggs, Lag B’omer

There was a Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag BaOmer. I once heard that we don’t do it any more (Bechukas Hagoyim?). Now it’s going around that it’s Chabad Minhag to eat them. Is this indeed our Minhag?

  There is indeed such a custom, practiced specifically in Lubavitch, Karlin and other circles. The Rebbe was seen publicly practicing this custom. טעמים ומקורות: ראה לקו״ד ע׳ 1045. ס׳…

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  • Chinuch, Music, Sefiras HaOmer

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?

  I’m assuming you are discussing preschool children. This is permissible for two reasons: Since they are below the age of Chinuch. Since it’s to put them to sleep. Still, it’s…

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  • Counting Omer, Sefiras HaOmer

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

  For example: Discussing תפארת שבתפארת after Shkia but before Maariv of מוצאי בדר''ח אייר.   Answer: There is no halachic issue with this. However, there is a Sicha of…

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  • Music, Sefiras HaOmer

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

.‏לא רק שמותר, אלא זה גם חובה     #3944

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  • Clothing, Haircut, Sefiras HaOmer

Am I allowed to cut a Sheitel during Sefirah?

  One may cut a Sheitel during Sefira.   טעמים ומקורות: דינו כמו בגדים ואינו בגדר תספורת. עיין מה שכתבנו בשאלה #679 לענין ט' הימים.     #3904  

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  • Music, Sefiras HaOmer

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

  The purpose of not listening to music is in order to conduct ourselves in a state of mourning due to the terrible tragedies that occurred to us during these…

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