READINGS FOR OMER – DAY 05

Behold, I am about to fulfill the affirmative precept of the counting of the Omer, as it is written in the Torah, “And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbath, from the day that ye brought the Omer of the wave-offering, seven complete weeks they shall be; until the morrow of the seventh Shabbath shall ye number fifty days.” Blessed art Thou YHWH, our Elohym, King of the universe, who hast set us apart by Thy commandments and hast given us command concerning the counting of the Omer.

This is the fifth day, making no weeks and five days of the Omer.

May the All Merciful restore the service of the Temple to its place. May it be Thy will, YHWH our Elohym and Elohym of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in Thy Torah. And there we will serve Thee with awe, as in the days of old and as in ancient years.

May Elohym be favorable unto us and bless us. That Thy way may be known upon the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. Let the nations rejoice and exult: for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity and lead the nations upon the earth. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. The earth hath yielded her increase: Elohym, even our Elohym, shall bless us. Elohym shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 11

In YHWH I have taken refuge; Why do you say to me, “Flee to your mountain like a bird”? For look! The wrong bend a bow, They set their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

When the foundations are destroyed, What shall the righteous do?

YHWH is in His set-apart Hěḵal, The throne of YHWH is in the heavens. His eyes see, His eyelids examine the sons of men. YHWH tries the righteous, But His being shall hate the wrong And the one who loves violence. Upon the wrong He rains snares, Fire and sulphur and a scorching wind Are the portion of their cup. For YHWH is righteous, He has loved righteousness; The upright shall see His face.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 12

Save, YHWH, for the merciful one is no more! For the trustworthy have ceased from among the sons of men. They speak falsehood with each other; They speak with flattering lips, a double heart. YHWH does cut off all flattering lips, A tongue that speaks swelling words, Who have said, “With our tongue we do mightily; Our lips are our own; Who is master over us?”

“Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, I now arise,” says YHWH, “I set in safety – he pants for it.” The Words of YHWH are clean Words, Silver tried in a furnace of earth, Refined seven times.

You guard them, O YHWH, You preserve them from this generation forever. The wrong walk around on every side, When worthlessness is exalted among the sons of men.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 13

How long would You forget me, O YHWH? Forever? How long would You hide Your face from me? How long would I take counsel in my being, Grief in my heart day by day? How long would my enemy be exalted over me?

Look! Answer me, O YHWH my Elohim; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep in death;

Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him,” Lest my adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart rejoices in Your deliverance.

I sing to YHWH, Because He has been excellent to me.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 14

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no YHWH.” They have done corruptly, They have done an abominable deed, There is no one who does excellent.

YHWH looked down from the heavens on the sons of mankind, To see if there is a wise one, seeking YHWH.

They have all turned aside, They have together become filthy; No one is doing excellent, not even one.

Have all the workers of wickedness no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on YHWH?

There they are in great fear, For YHWH is with the generation of the righteous.

You would put to shame the counsel of the poor, But YHWH is his refuge.

O that the deliverance of Yisra’ěl Would be given out of Tsiyon! When YHWH turns back the captivity of His people, Let Ya‛aqoḇ rejoice, let Yisra’ěl be glad.

READINGS: MISHLE 4:1-27

Children, listen to the discipline of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

For I gave you excellent instruction: Do not forsake my Torah.

For I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother,

Then he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Guard my commands, and live.

“Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, and do not turn away From the words of my mouth.

“Do not leave her, and let her guard you; Love her, and let her watch over you.

“The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom! And with all your getting, get understanding.

“Exalt her, and let her uplift you; She brings you esteem when you embrace her.

“She gives your head a fair wreath, She shields you with an adorning crown.”

Hear, my son, and accept my words, And let the years of your life be many.

I have taught you in the way of wisdom, I have led you in straight paths.

When you walk your steps shall not be hindered, And if you run you shall not stumble.

Become strong in discipline, do not let go; Watch over her, for she is your life.

Do not enter the path of the wrong, And do not walk in the way of evil-doers.

Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.

For they do not sleep unless they have done evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.

For they have eaten the bread of wrongdoing, And they drink the wine of violence.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

The way of the wrong is like darkness; They do not know at what they stumble.

My son, listen to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.

Let them not depart from your eyes; Guard them in the midst of your heart;

For they are life to those who find them, And healing to all their flesh.

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life.

Turn away from you a crooked mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.

Let your eyes look forward, And your eyelids look straight before you.

Consider the path of your feet, And all your ways are established.

Do not turn to the right or the left; Turn your foot away from evil.

READINGS: AVOTH 1:11

Avtal’yon said, ye sages, be heedful of your words, lest ye incur the penalty of exile and be exiled to a place of evil waters, and the disciples who come after you drink thereof and die, and the Heavenly Name be profaned.