scratchomercalendar

Super Excited about an Omer calendar

My son came home extremely excited a few weeks ago from nursery school. He had just received an omer calendar that he thought was particularly cool. Not only that, but he wanted to fill it out RIGHT NOW. Scratch off the correct day of the Omer and continue to use it until Shavuot. He started to describ how he needs to use a coin. As he was spea ...

lagbaomerbowandarrow

Lag Baomer Bow and Arrow

What is the story with a bow and arrow on Lag BaOmer? There is a custom to play with bows and arrows on Lag BaOmer. Clearly this has nothing to do with hunting, given that hunting with bow and arrow is clearly out for people who keep kosher. This custom seems to have more than one reason which are symbolic rather than practical. See, for instance, the d ...

omer calendar template

Omer template reminder

Omer template reminder! That is, do you remember our "scratch and win" style omer calendar  described in the Scratch and Win Omer calendar post? Well if you are looking for a template to use to make the calendar, then look no further. That template as well as an additional template for our CD case omer calendar are attached to  this post. Let me know ...