The "Omer" Flour Offering

Please note that within this document, the term "Omer" is short for the flour offering brought on the second day of Pesach.

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The Omer and laws of New Produce

The Omer and laws of the First Fruits

General Issues of Mitzvot which Supersede Shabbat

The date to bring the Flour Offering: Menachot 65a-b

The Judgment of the world on Pesach for the year's grain is the reason for bringing the Omer-Flour Offering on Pesach: Rosh HaShanah 16a

This offering is brought even if the Omer is impure: Menachot 72a

Harvesting the grain for the Omer during the Sabbatical Year: Rosh HaShanah 9a; Makkot 8b

The Omer-Flour Offering which the Jews brought after entering Israel: Rosh HaShanah 13a; Kiddushin 38a

Harvesting/Bringing the Omer on Shabbat: Makkot 8b; Menachot 71a, 72a-b

Preparation of associated necessities on Shabbat: Shabbat 131a

Melachah which could have been done before Shabbat: Menachot 72a

The more work involved, the greater the glory of the Mitzvah: Menachot 63b

The more people involved, the greater the glory of the Mitzvah: Menachot 63b-64a, 65a

On Shabbat, it is better to do one forbidden form of work to a larger extent, and minimize other ones, instead of doing some of many forms: Menachot 63b

Whether the grain must be planted specifically for this Mitzvah: Makkot 8b

Source for using barley for the Omer: Menachot 68b

The only other flour offering which is barley is that of the Sotah, but that one is less refined: Sotah 14a

A messenger of the Court would bundle the sheaves, still connected to the ground, before the Holiday: Menachot 65a

Brought from near to Jerusalem, but default is anywhere: Menachot 64b

The nearby cities would come in for the harvesting: Menachot 65a

The Grain should be "Karmel" - soft and full: Menachot 64b, 66b

[Not] Brought from the valleys and irrigated fields, which produced poorer quality grain: Pesachim 11a, Menachot 68a

Soaked in water and drained, without fear that it may become leavened during the time used for the process: Pesachim 36a

Using grain owned by a nochri: Rosh HaShanah 13a

How they paid people who guarded the grain: Bava Metzia 58a

The harvesting as a Mitzvah unto itself: Menachot 72a

Whether it must be cut for the Omer specifically: Shabbat 131a; Makkot 8b; Menachot 71a, 72a

Should be cut from moist grain: Menachot 71a, 72a

When the cutting is done: Megillah 20b, 21a; Menachot 66a, 71a, 72a, 72b

Can be cut at any time during the night: Menachot 72a

Harvested by 3 people, with 3 boxes and 3 scythes: Menachot 63b, 64a

Number of People, Boxes and Scythes involved if brought on Shabbat: Menachot 63b, 64a, 72b

Dialogue between the Cutter and the People: Menachot 65a

Special addition to the dialogue on Shabbat: Menachot 65a, 72b

Purpose of the extended dialogue was to pointedly refute the Boethusian contention for the date of Harvesting the Omer: Menachot 65a

Omer is 1 "Isaron" amount, from 3 or 5 "Seah" initially cut: Menachot 63b

3 "Seah" are used if it is brought on Shabbat: Menachot 63b

Grain cut by a Nochri: Rosh HaShanah 13a

Beating it before Singing it, or no Beating: Menachot 66a

Singing it: Menachot 66a-b

How the singing was carried out: Menachot 66a-b

Left it in the Outer Room of the Temple, exposed to the wind, and then sifted it with 13 sifters down to an "Isaron" amount: Menachot 66a

The remainder of the grain was Redeemed: Menachot 66a

The remainder, post-redemption, is permissible for anyone: Menachot 66a

Whether the remainder requires separation of Dough-Tithe but not of Maaser Rishon: Menachot 66a, 66b

Annointing, addition of Frankincense, Mixing: Menachot 67b

The leftover after Collecting the Handful of Flour goes to a Kohen: Menachot 72b-73a

The Flour Offering is brought during the day: Megillah 21a; Menachot 66a

Order of Service in Bringing the Flour Offering: Menachot 67b

The Flour Offering is eaten by the Kohanim: Zevachim 44b; Menachot 67b



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