So who's still counting?

r_ch

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 4:51 am

I am. I have this thing you roll up every day sitting in the living room. So anyone in the female part of the family passing by, will either remember or notice and tell the others. The best reminder:) Live!

DrMom

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 6:03 am

Still counting. I set up my phone to send me a reminder each evening (except Friday night, when we do it at home).

Mrs Bissli

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 6:26 am

Count me in to the counters club!

(Admittedly I must be a minority as most sephardi women dont' seem to count. Though it's definitely not discouraged or prohibited by us.)

m in Israel

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 6:32 am

me, too! A few years ago I missed the first night (I was away from the Seder with a sick kid when someone made a general reminder). Since then I told my husband it is his responsibility to remind me EVERY night, and he does a pretty good job.

This year I also signed up for a phone call reminder every night.

sunflower_seed

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 9:16 am

I dont have an email reminder but I try to say shma from my siddur and just before bedtime shma is sfira of course so its kind of my reminder

Liba

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 9:27 am

ke"h I am still counting. I have http://www.chabad.org/holidays.....t.htm open in one of my browser tabs. Very Happy

Sadly, it is a great reminder.

Hashemlovesme

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 11:15 am

Even if you're not saying a bracha, everyone should be counting.

Ruchel

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 12:43 pm

Hashemlovesme wrote:

Even if you're not saying a bracha, everyone should be counting.

No, sorry. Ask your own shaila!

Imhappy!

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 1:09 pm

its so nice to know other woman are counting too.
I always try and many years succeed in completing. Many people I know say its a "man thing" .
my mom always counted and I think its beautiful. I have a sefira counter that really helps. also my husband reminds me and I hae a reminder to my email.

I purchased a book called "sefiros" ( I think) its really a beautiful way to make the days "count"

Mrs Bissli

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 4:07 pm

Ruchel wrote:

Hashemlovesme wrote:

Even if you're not saying a bracha, everyone should be counting.

No, sorry. Ask your own shaila!

I also second Ruchel. Not an established custom at all for women to be counting omer among most sephardim.

Rutabaga

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 8:25 pm

For those of you who have the minhag, don't forget to count tonight.

tissues

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 8:33 pm

I'm still counting. As a girl, I usually finished till shavuos. Since I got married, I haven't ever completed sefira. Perhaps this will be hte year!

JoyInTheMorning

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 8:42 pm

Still counting with a bracha; a bit worried about an upcoming trip. When I have forgotten in the past, it's usually been during a trip. It's hard when one's routine is changed!

September June

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 8:46 pm

Mrs Bissli wrote:

Ruchel wrote:

Hashemlovesme wrote:

Even if you're not saying a bracha, everyone should be counting.

No, sorry. Ask your own shaila!

I also second Ruchel. Not an established custom at all for women to be counting omer among most sephardim.

This.

Mrs. Bissli, it's interesting that you count, I don't know any Sephardi woman that does.

ElTam

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 9:07 pm

I am. I get a reminder text and an email.

MaBelleVie

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 9:15 pm

My sefardi dh encourages me to count (no bracha of course).

Dolly Welsh

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 9:43 pm

I am. I love Simon Jacobson's little book about the Sefirot.

cs1

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 10:55 pm

I am.
Without a bracha as I missed the second night. Sad

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I love the myomer app on my phone as it pops up every night
I was so excited to do it tvis year and was very dissapointed I missed the second night. Oh well.

yogabird

Tue, Apr 16 2013, 5:25 am

tissues wrote:

I'm still counting. As a girl, I usually finished till shavuos. Since I got married, I haven't ever completed sefira. Perhaps this will be hte year!

IIRC, this may be problematic. I think halacha states that if one has a chazakah of having started and not finished, it is preferable for them not to start at all...