That’s a pretty good question. Let’s first explain what “counting the omer” is. Leviticus chapter 23 tells us the following: Passover starts at night following the 14 th day of the month of Nisan. The ...

It was the fall of 2023, and the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team was riding high. They were on a 50-game winning streak and were gearing up to try for the conference title at the NCAA ...