The CountUp!
This year, I spent Second Seder with my chevruta and his family, the Ben Yehuda’s, who have become like my second family. Two years ago, when they got to the part of the Seder when we invite Eliyahu (Elijah, the prophet) into the home, one guest asked, “Wouldn’t it be amazing if Eliyahu actually showed up this year?” Just then, they actually heard a knock at the door and went to greet the prophet and asked, “Who is it?” and immediately heard a response in a high voice, “It’s Eliyahu.” This year, I was sitting at the Seder table thinking, tonight is the first night of the counting of Sefirat HaOmer. In some years past, I would forget to start the count on the first night. If you forget the first of the 49 days, it’s a big disappointment, because …