In Parshat Emor, God issues the commandment of the counting of the Omer. We are commanded to count 49 days or 7 complete weeks starting from the day after Pesach until Shavuot. The Ramban explains that the days between Pesach and Shavuot are not simply a countdown, they are spiritual building blocks. Indeed, each night we count up, so to speak, and build upon the night before.  A student once asked his teacher, “why do we count each day aloud?” The teacher answered, “because a day that is not counted is a day that disappears.” Each day counts.

For those of us who have lost a loved a one, how many times did you wish with all your heart that you both had had one more day together? One more word shared between the two of you that only you both understood? One more gentle kiss upon their cheek, one more hug that made you feel your heart was........

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