Omer Time

Well, not quite.  It is Erev Passover and before it starts, I thought I would dash off a quick note.

It's been a while since I last posted for a lot of reasons.  Some are good, but most of it has been due to my laziness.  I am in Desert Hot Springs until June basically hanging out with a good friend (more on that later.)

So, why am I starting up again now?  It's a long story, but it starts with Jewish perspectives on how long a guy should wait before remarrying.  Women have this one easy, they only need to wait 90 days after their mate dies to remarry.  The waiting period for men is a little longer in that they have to celebrate Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot before they can remarry.  This means it can be anywhere from about six months to over a year depending on the date of death.

I've been through Sukkot, Passover starts in less than two hours and one counts the 49 day period between the first day of Passover and Shavuot and gives a daily blessing.  I also want to celebrate I got through the waiting period that seemed to feel right for me.  I decided as part of the celebration, I would join our Jewish brothers and sisters in counting up the Omer.  I also decided in the spirit of using the Omer to reflect, I am going to post every day except for tomorrow and next Friday which will cover the Yom Tov periods in Passover where you are not supposed to be on the computer blogging.

So, let's start the journey.  Shall we?