Mourning Custom During the Omer

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Felix
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27 Apr 2008 03:57 #281 by Felix

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What is the Frankfurt custom regarding mourning during the Omer period? From Rosh Chodesh Iyar until Shavuos or for the first 33 days of Omer?

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Felix

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28 Apr 2008 02:29 - 26 May 2016 13:42 #283 by Michael

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The minhag was that the mourning started after Rosh Chodesh Iyor, and continued until erev Shovu'os. This way there were 31 days (excluding Lag ba'omer), and using the דין that part of the day is considered the whole day there were 33 days - including the night of Lag ba'omer and of erev Shovu'os.
Later some were מיקל that the mourning was only from ב Iyor till כט Iyor. I think Rav Breuer explains that according to this minhag Chol Hamo'ed is counted as part of the Sefirah.

Michael FRBSH

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11 Apr 2010 03:02 #1705 by ynathan

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I heard from Rev. Salomon Igla Z"tl of Posen the following reason for the Minhog of keeping Sefiro only (so it seems) during Iyor. According to the Sefer Chassidim, one mustn't shave on Rosh Chodesh. Thus, 29 days of Iyor, the 30th day of Nisson & 1st of Sivan which are Rosh Chodesh make 31 days. Add the end of 29 Nison & the beginning of 2 Sivon using the concept of Mikzas Hayom Kikulo we have 33 days.

Yehuda Nathan

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05 May 2011 13:32 #1962 by YMFreiburger

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So, what is now the minhog followed by KAYJ and New York, specially when it comes to shaving or trimming the beard ?

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Yosef-Meir

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