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The only time I ever lag!

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My mom’s dead.  And, I’m single.  So, there’s no celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend.  (Pay attention kids- your mom’s alive.  Don’t forget her.)   And, I was somewhat confused last week, when the Phillies celebrated Mother’s Day.  (That’s because there will be no Sunday home game this weekend. )

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Another one?

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Yup.  Another holiday.  Yes, I know it’s tax season.  It’s why I’ve been pushing my clients to get me their stuff early.  Because tonight begins the 7th day of Pesach.   (You do recall that we Jews start our days in the evening.  Because Hashem stated it was evening, it was morning- one day.  It’s why Christians follow the evening concept for the birth of Jesus- because he was Jewish and that’s how it worked for him.)

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Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Shabat Rosh Chodesh.

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My calendar is governed by new moons.  The new moon sets the new month, which is called Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the month) in Hebrew.   Last Friday night was the new moon.  But, because I had a guest blogger last week and a few timely additions, this post got moved in the queue.

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33!

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Come on. Let’s go on a picnic.

No, I am being dead serious. Today is the 33rd day between Passover and Shvuot. It’s called Lag B’Omer- not a very original name, since Lag means 33 and Omer is the counting we do as we await the next holiday; it was the time that Jews used to bring daily offerings of barley to the Temple.  (The reason we count the 50 days from Passover because we are waiting to receive the 10 commandments and the Tora- that is what happens on Shvuot.)

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