HALACHOS OF THE WEEK– Sfiras Haomer

 
Bs"d
 

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Basic Halachos
 
1. We count sfiras haomer right after tfilas shmoneh esrey of maariv before aleinu, because the sooner we count the better, in order to best fulfill the requirement of "tmimos tihiyena" – to count complete days – from the beginning of one day’s starting point (right after tzais hakochavim), until the next day’s starting point (Shulchan Aruch siman 489 seif alef, Mishna Brura seif katan beis).
 
2. Before counting one should have in mind to fulfill the mitzvah of sfiras haomer (Shulchan Aruch siman 60, seif daled).
 
3. It is necessary to say the bracha and count while standing. If one counted while sitting, b’dieved he has fulfilled his obligation.
(Shulchan Aruch ibid seif alef, Mishna Brura seif katan vav).
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The Evil Tounge, and the Evil Heart

 Shalom,

 I found something beautiful in my inbox today that MUST BE SHARED! 

Thanks go out to Rabbi Eli Mansour of Daily Halacha (An amazing Sefardi based halacha website) who has been blessed to give over this amazing message that you will agree fits perfectly in our overall message. One must be balanced in life, and looking at lashon Ha’ra as a catalyst for inner change you immediately realize that YOU TOO NEED TO FIX YOUR HEART! We all do. The problem is only some of us are willing to admit it 

Hopefully our usual series will return by the end of the week!

 Enjoy!

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Special Chizzuk post!

 Today instead of our usual daily Torah post, we have a little special message for you instead!

10 Steps To Greatness By Rav Avigdor Miller z”l

Do the following once a day. (if this is too much, maybe do one/day)
1. Spend 30 seconds thinking of Olam Haba
2. Say once "I love you Hashem"
3. Do one hidden act of chesed.
4. Be like Hashem who lifts the humble, say something to encourage someone.
5. Spend 1 minute about what happened yesterday (cheshbon hanefesh).
6. Your actions should be l’shem shamayim (say once during meals)
7. Look into someone’s face and think – I’m seeing a tzelem Elokim
8. Just like Hashem’s face shines on us, give someone a big smile.
9. When saying "malbish arumim", think about the great gift of garments.
10. When reciting the words, "If I forget you, Yerushalayim…," sit on floor and think of loss of Yerushalayim (privately, 1 second).
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He recommended doing the above exercises for thirty days. "If you feel exhausted, take a break and come back slowly."

- Thanks to Revach.net for the original post!

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