The month of Iyar is uniquely defined by the mitzvah of counting the Omer, which creates a state of total alignment where every day becomes equally holy. Spiritual growth moves through three phases—initial rescue from above (Nissan), active refinement of the animal soul’s passions (Iyar), and ultimate integration with the Divine (Sivan). The halachic nature of counting Sefira reveals that even if our current efforts feel limited, they possess the unique power to build the reality of the future redemption. This class, taught by Rabbi Shais Taub, is based on Parshas Emor in Likkutei Sichos Vol. 1.
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00:00 – Introduction / Iyar birthday shoutouts
*Sicha I: The Specialty of Iyar*
02:59 A mitzvah every single day of the month
08:45 The day itself becomes the mitzvah
21:55 A typo in the first edition of Likkutei Sichos
24:49 The chariot—total surrender
30:33 All days become equal
*Sicha II: Three Phases, Three Months*
36:48 "The day after Shabbos"
39:20 Three months connected with the Exodus from Egypt
49:18 Matzah, Barley, Chametz
58:53 Draw me / We will run after you / The king has brought me into his chambers
01:05:24 The inner evil had not been transformed
01:13:57 The passive phase
01:17:51 Getting the animal involved
01:31:09 Barley vs Wheat
01:49:53 The evolution of Chametz
01:54:20 The three phases on a daily basis
02:06:57 Going beyond the framework
*Sicha III: Counting and Reality*
02:22:14 Halachic ramifications of missing a day of Sefira
02:27:02 Avoiding crossing the dateline coming back from Australia
02:34:04 One mitzvah or 49?
02:44:01 What is counting—real or defined by Torah?
02:51:18 Bar Mitzvah during Sefirah
02:57:54 If Moshiach comes mid-count
03:01:35 Mitzvos now bring the future
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