The Month of Iyar According to the Book of Formation (Sefer Yetzirah)
The Lights of Iyar
During the month of Iyar we perform most of the commandment of counting the omer. This article explores three levels of light that are brought down by the act of counting the omer and the effect that each has in refining our character.
The Month of Ziv
It is related in the Prophets (Kings I, 6:1) that King Solomon began the building of the First Temple "in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the House of G-d." The Radak explains: "The month Ziv is the month of Iyar… and it is called Ziv, as our sages explain, because of the splendor of the trees, namely the brilliance of the flowers and buds." Ziv means "splendor" or "brilliance." In this month of "brilliance" King Solomon "began to build the House of G-d."
Three Types of Teshuvah (Repentance)
Joining together all three types of teshuvah: return to God, return to the Torah, and return to the Jewish People as a whole, will result in one great teshuvah that will bring with it the ultimate redemption, once and for all.
On the Way to a Jewish State – Part One
The phrase, “A Jewish state in the Land of Israel” plucks at the deepest heartstrings of every yearning Jew. Yet, it is clear that the state that was established on 5th Iyar 5708 (1948), as it stands today, is still a far cry from that dreamlike vision that has warmed our hearts for almost two thousand years.
Thinking out of the Box (AUDIO)
Sefirat Ha’omer [Counting of the Omer] worksheet
Transcript
The Second Passover at David's Tomb (14 Iyar, 5774)
Rectifying the Pardes – Sheva Berachot Kovikov – Transcript
Danger of Being Nothing – Pythagorean Triplets – Nadav and Avihu and Joy in Torah Novelties – Is the World Serious or a Joke? Enclothing Spontaneity with Preparation (2 Iyar 5772)
The Second Passover
It's never too late
The most important events in the short history of the State of Israel all occurred in the month of Iyar. From the only holiday in Iyar, the second Passover, we learn that there is always a second chance and it is still possible to rectify our communal future in the Land of Israel.
Transcript
The Second Passover and Counting the Omer
Lag Ba'Omer
Kabbalah: The Remedy for Healing Our Nation (AUDIO)
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai: The Happy Rebbe (AUDIO)
Transcripts
Lag B’omer and Knowing How to Give Thanks
Notable Dates in Iyar
1 Iyar – Rosh Chodesh
1 Iyar – Yahrzeit of Rebbe Shmuel Shmalke (Horowitz) of Nikelsburgh (5538)
1 Iyar – Yarhzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (5548)
14 Iyar – Second Passover
18 Iyar – Lag Ba'omer/Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
18 Iyar – Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, the Rama (5332)
19 Iyar – Yahrzeit of the Maharam (Rabbi Meir) of Rothenberg (5053)
19 Iyar – Yahrzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Riminov (5575)
26 Iyar – Yahrzeit of Rabbi Isaac of Homil (1857)
28 Iyar – Yahrzeit of Samuel the Prophet
