Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 38 days, which is 5 weeks and 3 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
From Our Community:
Contributed by: Paula Levin-Alcorn. Keep Going by Nissim Baruch Black.
“Keep Going,” released as a standalone single, embodies this journey of resilience. From its opening lines—“You see your story is our story / The individual no matter how much they try can never separate themselves from the whole”—Nissim binds his personal struggles to the collective Jewish experience. It’s a nod to the unity of the Jewish people, where every soul’s battle echoes the nation’s enduring saga. “Adversity will be inevitable,” he raps, “but through it all you have to keep going.” For a people who’ve weathered exile, persecution, and rebirth, these words strike a deep chord.
Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black) is an African-American-Israeli rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was born and raised Sunni Islam in Seattle, converted to Christianity in his teens, and in 2011 converted to Judaism. He and his wife, Adina, had an Orthodox Jewish wedding in 2013, have 7 children and made aliyah to Israel in 2016. They live in Jerusalem and consider themselves Breslov Hasidim.
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