49, 50!
We’ve been counting the days since the Pesach (Passover) Seder. 50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits); we have been anticipating a major event about to transpire at the foot of Mount Sinai. (Sorry- Mount Sinai is really NOT found within the “Sinai Peninsula”, more likely it’s part of Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano.)
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Today is the 7th day of Pesach (Passover). One of those days that work is prohibited.
One of the small benefits of having the holiday appear earlier on the secular calendar is that my clients who rely upon me for tax advice (and love to wait for the last minute) can still reach me before the personal filing deadline looms.
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I am deliberately releasing this post today, on the holiday of Shvuot. I apologize if your comments will not appear until tomorrow- but that’s because I will be praying almost all day. The 50th day since Pesach (Passover) is the day that the Ten Commandments were proclaimed by the Supreme Being, the day our Tora was granted. It is traditional to spend all night studying, so that we may re-enact the feeling of the Israelites at the foot of Mt. Sinai. I doubt I will be able to see the words of Hashem, as it is stated in Tora. (The Tora proclaims that the words were seen. I have had the opportunity to see real sound waves; it was pretty scary, to be honest- but, amazing, at the same time.)
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