eat any bread, or roasted new grain, until the very day you bring this offering to your God. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live’ ” (Leviticus 23:9–14). The series of spring holy days continues with the arrival of Sfirat HaOmer, First Fruits, sometimes called Yom HaBikkurim. Since it comes on the heels of the major festival, Passover, First Fruits is often overlooked. We shall see, however, that this biblical holy day observance should be one of the more