In
Jewish tradition, these are the days of counting. Those of us in the
"Diaspora" who live outside the land of Israel usually have two
seders for Passover. During the seder on the second night, we begin counting
"The Omer", the days between Passover and the second of the Three
Biblical Festivals called Shavuot, which means "Weeks" The word
"Shavua" in Hebrew means “week.” Seven days times seven weeks totals
49 days. The 50th day is recognized as the day the Israelites, and all those
with them, stood at Mount Sinai and "Received" The Torah. Read
Rabbi Leynor’s blog at -- http://tovcenter.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-curse-of-blessings.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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