Author: Ben Simon

49 Days of Jewish Music

March 11, 2025 /

Omer Learning 2025

Submissions Appreciated By: April 4th

Submissions Accepted Until:  May 26th

Every day during the Omer (the count of 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot), we share your submissions on a given topic. The topic this year: Jewish music! Or at least… Jew-ish music. Share links to your favorite songs or music with a Jewish connection. Whether it be a tune you love from shul, a piece by a Jewish composer that gives you goosebumps, or a song with lyrics that gets you reflecting on a Jewish topic, we want to hear it. Literally!

Register for the Omer learning here to be emailed a song a day (Shabbat excepted) and submit your suggestions here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to do to join this year’s Omer Learning?

There are two easy steps:

1. Sign up to get the daily count and song delivered to you here.

2. Submit a song or two (or three!) here.

Why is it called the Omer Learning?

We mark the 49 day time period between the second day of Passover and Shavuot through a practice known as Counting the Omer. The process of counting is relatively simple: you recite a blessing and then note the amount of time that has passed since the count started using a special formula. You can learn more about the practice here.

There’s a tradition that we use the 49 day period for spiritual growth. The Omer Learning project honors this tradition.

I’d like to contribute, but I’m stumped.

Consider your favorite genre of music. Are there Jewish artists that you can highlight? I can’t wait to hear Jewish inspired bluegrass, heavy metal and rap.

Still stuck, reach out to Ben Simon (benjisimon@gmail.com) and he’ll be glad to help.

Why the two due dates for submissions?

We’d love to have submissions in by April 4th, 2025. However, we understand that (a) folks are busy, and (b) inspiration can strike when you see other Omer Submissions. Therefore, we’re glad to collect up submissions while the Omer Count is going on.

Submit your song anytime here.

How many submissions can I provide?

Submit as many as you’d like.

How long are the Omer Learning e-mails?

The Omer Learning e-mails are intended to be short. They’ll outline the daily Omer Count, and include a submission or two..

Will my name be attached to my submissions?

Submissions will carry the name you provide on the form . If you wish to remain anonymous, simply provide ‘anonymous’ as your name when you submit.

The Countdown to the Count

April 17, 2024 /

(The photo is ChatGPT’s response to: generate an image that evokes a a sense of hope.)

With Passover just around the corner, that can only mean one thing: we’ll be starting the Counting of the Omer soon! If you’re reading this message, Mazel Tov! You are officially signed up to receive the count.

We’ve received some wonderful submissions for this year’s topic: Hope and feeling G-d’s presence. Thankfully, the Counting of the Omer lasts 49 days, so we still have plenty of space for this year’s most important submission: yours.

Head over to the Omer Learning 2024 Submission Form to contribute today.

Here’s to a seasons of peace, hope and feeling G-d’s presence.

-Omer Bot

Omer Learning: Now Accepting Submissions

March 28, 2024 /

The Omer Learning, 2024 edition is officially live! This year’s topic is: Hope and Feeling G-d’s Presence. Learn about the topic on on the Omer Learning information page.

Contributing to this year’s project is easy:

First, make sure you are signed up to receive the Omer Learning e-mails by completing this very short form.

Then, think of an experience, book, article, program, moment–really anything–that has given you a sense of hope, or helped you feel G-d’s presence. Then share that on contribution page.

That’s it!

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