Sefiras HaOmer Women Should Participate

Sefiras HaOmer
Period of Counting the Omer
Women Should Participate

Although women are technically exempt from the obligation to count the Omer—since it is a time-bound commandment—nevertheless, “women in certain countries accepted the commandment upon themselves, rendering it obligatory”—and all women can assist their sons and husbands, ensuring that they do not miss a day of counting.

Countdown to Matan Torah Applies to All

Most importantly, women can and should assist in the essential theme of the counting: to awaken a yearning and longing for Matan Torah—the Giving of the Torah.

Yearn for Geulah

As we impatiently count the days leading up to Shavuos, we should impatiently express our desire for the Final Redemption—for we are also counting down the days, years, and generations of our lengthy exile—and cry out, ad masai, “How much longer…?”