The article explores the teachings of Behag (Baal Halakhot Gedolot) on the counting of the Omer, challenging the common understanding as presented in later analyses by Tosafot and other rishonim.

Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Kerem BYavneh, played a significant role in the history of Religious Zionism in Israel.