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Evaluating Shield and Arrow.
May 12, 2023
Jewish Artistic Creativity for the Days between Passover and Shavuot
Three-hundred years of omer art.
Following Leviticus 23, observant Jews ritually count the 49 days from the second day of Passover (when, in ancient times, the annual barley offering was brought) until the eve of the holiday of Shavuot. This practice, known as “counting the omer” after a biblical measurement of grain, has inspired various artistic works, as Sarah Ogince explains:
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Jewish Artistic Creativity for the Days between Passover and Shavuot
Three-hundred years of omer art.