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* LAWS OF THE SEFIRAT HAOMER PERIOD 252 During the period of counting the Omer, certain mourning rituals are observed: one does not cut one’s hair, shave, listen to music, or hold weddings and other parties א-ג] ayn ורמ"א או"ח, yw]. Some permit shaving during this period. These practices commemorate a plague that killed twelve thousand pairs of students of Rabbi Akiva who, the Talmud says, did not honor one another properly. The Ashkenazi community intensified these mourning customs in the wake of the pogroms of the First Crusade, which took place in lyar and Sivan in the year 1096 (4856). 253 Different communities observe these customs during different periods: (1) from the end of Pesah to the 18th of Iyar (Lag BaOmer), (2) from the ist of Iyar until the 3rd of Sivan, (3) during the entire period from the end of Pesah until the 3rd of Sivan. 254. Beginning on the first Shabbat after Pesah, it is customary, after Shabbat Minha, to study a single chapter of Pirkei Avot (pages 709-751). This practice continues through the Shabbat before Rosh HaShana .[רמ"א או"ח רצב, ב] 255 On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Hodesh lyar, הֶרְחָמִים ax is said (see law 146).
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| says הַשָמִים Hn, , and the Shaliah Tzibbur says the abbreviated Repetition of the Amida as is customary on Shabbat eve ] תרמב: א nx yw]. 245 When the eve of the eighth day falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the congregation adds | the paragraph ותודיעטו in the middle section of the Amida. Similarly, in Kiddush, | the two blessings for Havdala are inserted; thus the order of blessings is: wine, | Kiddush, flame, Havdala (page 809). | 246 Shaharit: for Shabbat and Yom Tov (page 459). The Shaliah Tzibbur for Shaharit | begins from the words yyy niawyna הָאָל (page sog). After Barekhu, the congre- | gation says alse vx or, if it is also Shabbat, yx bon. The Amida for Yom Tov | is said (page 817); if also Shabbat, one says the additions for Shabbat. This is followed by Half Hallel, Full Kaddish, the Daily Psalm, Mourner’s Kaddish and, | if also Shabbat, the reading of Shir HaShirim and the Mourner’s Kaddish. Two Torah scrolls are removed from the Ark. The congregation says the “Thirteen Attributes of Mercy” and a special supplication (page 565), except on Shabbat. 247 Torah Reading: seventh day — page 1191; eighth day — page 1197 (on Shabbat, begin on page 1197). Five men are called up, seven on Shabbat. Maftir: page 1195. Haftara, seventh day: page 1195; eighth day: page 1199. 248 The Haftara is followed by (Yekum Purkan on Shabbat, then) the prayers for the government and the State of Israel. On the eighth day, Yizkor (page 847) is said, followed by mani .אב The Shaliah Tzibbur says yx 7 (although most omit this if Yizkor was said), the congregation says Ashrei, and the Torah scrolls are returned to the Ark. The Shaliah Tzibbur says Half Kaddish. 249 Musaf: for Festivals (page 857). If also Shabbat, one says the additions for Shab- bat. The Kohanim say Birkat Kohanim. The Shaliah Tzibbur says Full Kaddish. This is followed by Ein Keloheinu (page 625) and the conclusion of the service is as for Shabbat. 250 Minha: for Shabbat and Yom Tov. When the seventh or eighth day falls on Shabbat, the Torah is taken from the Ark and the beginning of the portion of the week is read. After the Torah is returned to the Ark, the Shaliah Tzibbur says Half Kaddish, and the congregation says the Amida for Yom Tov (page 817). | 1/0120 01 Pesah 251 Maariv: for weekdays. In the fourth blessing of the Amida (page 287) שַתָּה ונתנו is said. Havdala is said, preferably over a cup of wine or grape juice (although some have a custom to say Havdala over beer); no blessing is made over spices ora flame (unless it is Motza’ei Shabbat) ] תצא: א nx .[שו"ע
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* LAWS OF THE SEFIRAT HAOMER PERIOD 252 During the period of counting the Omer, certain mourning rituals are observed: one does not cut one’s hair, shave, listen to music, or hold weddings and other parties -g] ayn vrm" v"ch, yw]. Some permit shaving during this period. These practices commemorate a plague that killed twelve thousand pairs of students of Rabbi Akiva who, the Talmud says, did not honor one another properly. The Ashkenazi community intensified these mourning customs in the wake of the pogroms of the First Crusade, which took place in lyar and Sivan in the year 1096 (4856). 253 Different communities observe these customs during different periods: (1) from the end of Pesah to the 18th of Iyar (Lag Ba Omer), (2) from the ist of Iyar until the 3rd of Sivan, (3) during the entire period from the end of Pesah until the 3rd of Sivan. 254. Beginning on the first Shabbat after Pesah, it is customary, after Shabbat Minha, to study a single chapter of Pirkei Avot (pages 709-751). This practice continues through the Shabbat before Rosh Ha Shana .[rm" v"ch rtzv, v] 255 On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Hodesh lyar, hrchmym ax is said (see law 146).