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t. e. Counting of the Omer ( Hebrew: סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira) is a ritual in Judaism. It consists of a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. The period of 49 days is known as the "omer period" or simply as "the omer" or "sefirah". [ 1]
Shavuot ( listen ⓘ, from Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת, romanized : Šāvūʿōṯ, lit. 'Weeks'), or Shvues ( listen ⓘ, in some Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall anywhere between May 15 ...
Self Portrait is the tenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 8, 1970, by Columbia Records . Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album (after Blonde on Blonde ), and features many cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions.
Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees [a] is an ancient Jewish apocryphal text of 50 chapters (1341 verses), considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as well as by Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). Jubilees is considered one of the pseudepigrapha by the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant churches. [1]
On the Threshold of a Dream. (1969) Singles from In Search of the Lost Chord. "Voices in the Sky". Released: 28 June 1968. "Ride My See-Saw". Released: 12 October 1968. In Search of the Lost Chord is the third album by the Moody Blues, released in July 1968 on the Deram label.
Budget. $3 million. Box office. $3.4 million [ 3] Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic period drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz. [ 4] Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle for work harvesting crops for ...
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ( Italian: Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma ), billed on-screen as Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom on English-language prints [ 3] and commonly referred to as simply Salò ( Italian: [saˈlɔ] ), is a 1975 political drama art horror film directed and co-written by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English progressive rock band the Moody Blues, released in November 1967 by Deram Records. [ 5] The album represents a significant creative turning point for the band. The album is their first with guitarist and singer Justin Hayward in place of Denny Laine and bassist John ...