Counting Up: A Kindness-a-Day Sefirat HaOmer Workbook for Kids

by Sari Kopitnikoff

The mitzvah of counting the Omer is an interesting instead of counting down the days from Pesach until Shavuot, we count up. Our Sages explain it’s because we can use the time to grow and become better as people.

This book is here to help you do just that! Count up the days as you stretch and grow your kindness muscles. Complete a unique kindness challenge each day in various being kind to yourself, to friends and family, to nature, and more.

By the end of the 49 days, you’ll be a better and kinder version of yourself. Ages 7+

77 pages, Paperback

Published March 29, 2023

Reviews

[Margaret Klein · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so happy to have found this book. We are serious about counting the Omer in our congregation. Following a custom of Rabbi Everett Gendler, z'l, we plant omer (this year winter rye) with the kids at Sukkot and it begins to grow at Passover when we start to count and "harvest." This year the omer was taller than some of our adult gardeners. But paired with this book, we can begin to make the world a better place, in kid terms. My only regret...I only bought one and I believe in intellectual property rights and didn't want to photocopy individual pages for the kids. Another regret is this would be a one and done thing. I wish there were a way to make it so it can be used year after year. But mark my words, every day of Torah School that we were in session, we talked about this book and counting and making the world kinder. THANK YOU!
PS: I also know some of the contributors personally and I felt like they were with me as we counted.