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The Korban Omer

It is g q R a x r. Three messengers of oi c zi A go out to thefields of barley looking for moist stalks. They find the perfectstalks and tie them into three bundles. They must hurry back to

mil yExi where they offer their g q R o A xw.

It is the second night of g q R, Three harvesters walk to thefield outside of mil yExi under a a full moon. They carry bins andscythes. The field is full of Jews coming to watch the stalks be

harvested. Last night, everyone had eaten dv n and xFx n.Tonight, they are helping to prepare for an important o A xw thatwill be brought tomorrow, on the second day of g q R.

At the field, the three harvesters asked the people gathered:"Has the sun set?" "Yes!" was the loud answer"Has the sun set?" "Yes!""Has the sun set?" Yes!"

"Is this a scythe?" "Yes!""Is this a scythe?" "Yes!"

"Is this a scythe?" "Yes!"

Is this a bin? "Yes!"Is this a bin? "Yes!"Is this a bin? "Yes!"

"Shall I reap?" "Reap!""Shall I reap?" "Reap!""Shall I reap?" "Reap!"

The harvesters cut down 3 d q - about 16 pounds - ofbarley. They need enough barley to make 5 pounds of fine flour.

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The harvesters bring their barley back to the y c w n d zi Awith excitement. Only yesterday afternoon, the y c w n d zi A hadbeen overflowing with the all the blood of the g q R zFp A xw thathad been brought. Yesterday, the mi p dFM had scrubbed out the

d xf r. That very morning, mi p dFM had brought the ci n Y zFp A xws qEne for g q R. Now the mi p dFM are getting ready for anotherimportant o A xw, the x nFr o A xw!

The harvesters give the barley to the capable mi p dFM. Themi p dFM begin their work. They thresh the stalks until the barleykernels fall down. They take the kernels and roast them over afire and then grind them into flour. The flour is sifted, sifted,

sifted thirteen times until only the the finest flour remains.Themi p dFM need about five pounds - a measurement of an x nFr - ofthe barley flour for the o A xw.

It is morning. A o dM mixes the flour with one bEl of oil and ahandful of levona spice to make the x nFr o A xw. The o dM putsthe mixture in a pan. He approaches the a df d g A f n and wavesthe pan as a dli t Y that rain and dew should come at the righttime. The s qEn o A xw is brought. Then the o dM takes a handful ofthe mixture, and puts it on the g A f n where it is burned. The restis given out for the mi p dM to eat.

Until the o A xw had been brought, it was forbidden to eat anygrain that had grown in the past year. The new grain is called

y c g. However, after the Omer was brought, all grain was called

o yi. Even today, food made from new grain is called y c g untilafter until the second day of g q R. y c g may not be eaten inIsrael. In Israel, they may only eat food from o yi flour. Somemi p A x say that even outside of Israel one may not eat y c g. andcan only eat food that is o yi.

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Questions

The Harvest

What grain are the harvesters collecting? _____________

Where are they harvesting it? ______________________________________________________________________

When are they harvesting it? _________________________

How much are they harvesting? ________________________

Why are they harvesting it? __________________________

Section 2: The Bais HaMikdash

What zFp A xw had been brought yesterday? _____________

What zFp A xw had been brought that morning?_________________________________

Who prepares the barley? _________________________

How do they separate the kernels from the stalks?________________________________________

What do they do to the kernels?_________________________

What do they do to the flour?____________________________

How much flour do they need ? _________________________

Section 3: Bringing the o Axw

When is the x nFr o axw brought?_________________________

What is added to the flour?_____________________________

How much is burned on the g A f n?_______________________

What is done with the rest of the flour?____________________

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Erev Pesach in the Field

At night in the field

Preparing the Barley

Bringing the Korban