tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post114906262357732240..comments2024-03-27T02:27:29.264-07:00Comments on Drew Kaplan's Blog: Counting of the Omer: 49 or 50 Days?Drew Kaplanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969020134924433950noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149181928468713072006-06-01T10:12:00.000-07:002006-06-01T10:12:00.000-07:00it seems that I'm not the only one making a tease ...it seems that I'm not the only one making a tease posting about this upcoming holiday at <A HREF="http://www.mountsinaishul.com" REL="nofollow">Mt. Sinai</A> - Josh has now put <A HREF="http://yutopia.yucs.org/archives/2006/06/shavuot_shiur_preview.html" REL="nofollow"> something</A> up.Drew Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969020134924433950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149181822347813262006-06-01T10:10:00.000-07:002006-06-01T10:10:00.000-07:00Last Anonymous,I mentioned in my post that "Rabbi ...Last Anonymous,<BR/>I mentioned in my post that "Rabbi Yose, son of Rabbi Yehudah said that we are supposed to specifically count 50 days", which is to be found in both Menahot 65b and Sifra, Emor 10:12. It is true, as you point out, that from a descriptive standpoint, the Talmud never states that 50 days were counted. However, we now move into a rough area: if we say there are a lot of things in the Talmud which people say to do, does that mean that they were ever done? We should take it on face value that since no one in the Talmud argues on him, then that's what was done, which prompts Tosafos to ask his/their question.Drew Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969020134924433950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149177100738801852006-06-01T08:51:00.000-07:002006-06-01T08:51:00.000-07:00"I was wondering how come in between late antiquit..."I was wondering how come in between late antiquity and the early medieval period people stopped counting the fiftieth day? Is it maybe because the fiftieth day is to be counted on the holiday of Shavuos and at some point the counting got dropped from the liturgy? Anybody?"<BR/><BR/>Why do oyu think people used to count 50 days and suddenly stopped in "late antiquity," as you say? The gemara never indicates anywhere that 50 days were counted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149105725044908312006-05-31T13:02:00.000-07:002006-05-31T13:02:00.000-07:00I think you have something wrong with your link. ...I think you have something wrong with your link. I only see the 2 wikipedia links and the link to mt sinai's website. I would guess you meant to link to your source sheet and the shul website and it was merged into one link?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149105576631893072006-05-31T12:59:00.000-07:002006-05-31T12:59:00.000-07:00It seems that you posted a link to Mt. Sinai Shul,...It seems that you posted a link to Mt. Sinai Shul, not to your source sheet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149095497307979422006-05-31T10:11:00.000-07:002006-05-31T10:11:00.000-07:00Avrum,I already linked the Word document in the po...Avrum,<BR/>I already linked the Word document in the posting. Do you need it to be posted on the blog?Drew Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969020134924433950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14842658.post-1149084413667352102006-05-31T07:06:00.000-07:002006-05-31T07:06:00.000-07:00Any chance you can post your source sheet for thos...Any chance you can post your source sheet for those of us that won't be in the heights over shavuot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com