Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:

> Passover mensch wrote:
>
>>To "Count the Omer" is not the same as the unit of dry weight. Like a
>>modern "peck or bushel," on omer is a unit of dry volume.
>>
>>Here is a little about "Count the Omer"
>>
>>During the time of the Beis Hamikdosh [2nd Temple], there was a mitzvah
>>on the second night of Pesach(Passover) to harvest a measurement of
>>three sa'ah of barley. The following day, (the second day of Pesach),
>>there was a mitzvah (Blessing or ggood deed) to bring a portion of this
>>harvest, the size of an omer [about 3.3 dry liters], to the Beis
>>Hamikdosh. On the fiftieth day, after the forty-nine days of counting,
>>there was a mitzvah to bring the first offering of the year from new
>>wheat. Nowadays, since we do not have a Beis Hamikdash, the Omer is
>>neither harvested nor offered. Nevertheless, there is still a mitzvah
>>to count the Omer.
>>
>>The count goes for 49 days. The 50th night begins the holiday of
>>Shavuos; Shavuos means "weeks," referring to these 7 weeks of counting.
>>Shavuos is the day G-d gave the Torah, and thus the entire counting
>>period becomes one of continuous elevation and preparation - from the
>>status of an Egyptian slave to one ready to receive the Torah.
>>
>>The mitzvah is to count both days and weeks. Therefore, on the eighth
>>day, we say, "today is eight days, which are one week and one day in
>>the omer." The Omer may be counted in any language, as long as it is
>>understood by the counter.
>>
>>The Jewish days begin at sundown, and we wait until full dark to count
>>the Omer.
>>
>>Each day, one says the blessing:
>>
>> Blessed are You, A-d-noy, our G-d, King of the universe, Who has
>>sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us concerning the
>>counting of the Omer.
>>
>>Then one says (for the first six days):
>>
>> Today is ___ day[s] of the Omer.
>>
>>After 6 days, one includes the weeks:
>>
>> Today is ___ days, which are ___ week[s] [and ___ day[s]], of the
>>Omer.
>>
>>For example: Today is 22 days, which are 3 weeks and 1 day of the Omer.
>>
>>Then one concludes:
>>
>> The Merciful One, may He return to us the service of the Temple to
>>its place, speedily in our days. Amen, Selah!
>>
>>Many say additional prayers as found in most any Siddur (prayer book).
>>
>>One must count in a language which he or she understands - thus I have
>>offered the English here, while the Hebrew can again be found in a
>>Siddur.
>>
>>If one forgets to count on any evening, one may count during the
>>daylight hours of the following day without a blessing, and then resume
>>counting with a blessing that evening. However, if one forgets to count
>>during an entire day (until sundown the following day), then one may
>>not say a blessing again, but must count the Omer without a blessing.
>>Thus remembering to count the Omer is very important!
>
>
> The omer is important for the entirety of mankind because it represents
> the "right" amount of food (manna) that should be eaten daily by the
> Lord's design. Blessed are the people of Israel who were first to learn
> this lesson in their walk with Him during their 40 years in the desert
> where the Lord provided both freedom (releasing them from Egyptian
> slavery) and food (manna).
>
> From Deuteronomy 8:
>
> 2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these
> forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in
> your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands. 3 He humbled
> you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which
> neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not
> live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the
> LORD . 4 Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell
> during these forty years.
>
> May the Lord bless the writing of His Word here on Usenet, in Jesus'
> holy name.
>
> Amen.
>
> Writing as a cardiologist, the "your feet did not swell" would indicate
> the absence of any vascular disease as a consequence of eating an omer
> of food (manna) daily per the Lord's command as described by Exodus
> 16:16.
>
> At His service,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
> Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> Board-Certified Cardiologist
>
> **
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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:


> The omer is important for the entirety of mankind because it represents
> the "right" amount of food (manna)


Chung, Manna is a TYPE of food provided by God to meet a particular
need, at a particular time in our history. A miraculous food, with some
very special properties.

An omer, be it a measure or container, may well be the right amount for
MANNA. There is absolutely no indication, Biblical or historical, that
the same quantity of other types of food will supply the same
nutritional values as Manna.

One would presume that a kilo of a food provided by God would be pretty
special. You are arrogantly presuming that a kilo of *anything* would
match the value of God's gift. You don't seem to hold God in very high
regard with an attitude like that. Not a good example of a Christian it
would seem.

You really do seem to have a fews problems with, reality, logic, and
understanding what an omer actually is.


BTW, have you got around to reading Exodus 16:16 yet?

Your previous references and claims about it would indicate that you
hadn't. It doesn't in any way indicate that an omer is two pounds.

When you finish reading Exodus 16:16, try Exodus 16:17-18 where it tells
you that people "gathered every man according to his eating", (they
weren't on diets, you see Chung) so they *DIDN'T* all gather the same
amount, some gathered much, some gathered little, yet when measured it
always exactly filled the omer. Do you think that perhaps Manna had some
properties that something like, say, Pizza lacks?

Do you really think that a kilo of junk food has the same value as a
kilo of Manna? Aside from the fact that leftover Manna would rot every
day except the Sabbath, it seems that no matter how much you collected,
you ended up with just enough to provide for your sustenance. Now if
they could make Pizzas and other junk food with those properties, there
would be *no* fat people. Why don't you leave the newsgroups alone and
spend your time praying for a recipe for heavenly pizzas or Manna
burgers? If God truly wants you to lead the way in fighting obesity, I
am sure that he will oblige. If he doesn't - well there's your answer.

Regards

David

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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:30:25 -0700, Stacey Bender >
Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet:

>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> Does not matter. If it did, the Lord would have told us.
>
>Then what's the point of your brain?

that's the apex of his skull. an odd shape that, but directly related
to the amount of pressure his mother put on his head when slamming it
against the floor repeatedly.

please trim your headers if you must reply to the chung troll.

"Stacey Bender" > wrote in message
...
> Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> Stacey Bender wrote:
>>
>>>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>>>
>>>>Does not matter. If it did, the Lord would have told us.
>>>
>>>Then what's the point of your brain?
>>
>>
>> To enable me to fulfill the purpose of the Lord, Whom I love with all my
>> heart, soul, **brain**, and strength :-)
>
> As a MD you seem very unaware of how the brain works.

LOL the poor doc missed class on explaining the brain is a muscle too.

then again, what do you expect from someone who talks out his arse

RK wrote:
> "Stacey Bender" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>>
>>>Stacey Bender wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Does not matter. If it did, the Lord would have told us.
>>>>
>>>>Then what's the point of your brain?
>>>
>>>
>>>To enable me to fulfill the purpose of the Lord, Whom I love with all my
>>>heart, soul, **brain**, and strength :-)
>>
>>As a MD you seem very unaware of how the brain works.
>
>
> LOL the poor doc missed class on explaining the brain is a muscle too.

The brain is a muscle?

Do you believe that it can expand and contract? (That could be handy if
you had a hat that didn't fit.)

If you really believe that then I suspect that you have some pretty
severe "musculature atrophy" problems.

Brain tissue is a little more complex than muscle tissue, a little more
sophisticated. You may have been confused by people comparing the brain
with a muscle in as much as they both need to be "exercised" to perform
at peak. The brain is definitely NOT a muscle.

Regards

David

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On Mon, 02 May 2005 06:22:06 -0700, Stacey Bender >
Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet:

>Passover mensch wrote:
>> In Shemot(Exodus) 16:12 ...Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall
>> eat meat, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread (Manna)...
>> Shemot 16:13 ...So it was that quails came up at evening and covered
>> the camp....
>
>Apparently god did not think fruits and veggies essential to the diet.
>I have never seen quail at the store either, as that is the biblically
>endorced truthful food i wonder what we should do?


stone chung for lying and blasphemy.

and stop cross posting his troll crap.

On 2 May 2005 12:19:32 -0700, "Passover mensch" >
Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet:

>
>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> Passover mensch wrote:
>> >
>> > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > Also, note that Exodus 16:16 continues to remind us that 16 oz
>plus
>> > 16
>> > > oz makes 2 pounds, which is "a certain measure of weight," which
>is
>> > what
>> > > "omer" literally means in Hebrew.
>> >
>> > Can you please provide your source for the above information?
>>
>> "All **will** be revealed to those who choose to spend eternity with
>> Lord Jesus Christ."
>>
>Just what does this mean? If your source is a "revelation" known only
>to you then it is just your opinion. Is it your belief that only true
>Christian are entitled to knowledge? So being Jewish denies me this
>information?


if that's true, then christ has no information because christ was
born, lived and died a Jew.

We in ASD don't give a ****, so stop XPOSTING it to us


On 2 May 2005 12:19:32 -0700, "Passover mensch" >
kindly posted these remarks
>:<
>:<Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>:<> Passover mensch wrote:
>:<> >
>:<> > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>:<> > > Also, note that Exodus 16:16 continues to remind us that 16 oz
>:<plus
>:<> > 16
>:<> > > oz makes 2 pounds, which is "a certain measure of weight," which
>:<is
>:<> > what
>:<> > > "omer" literally means in Hebrew.
>:<> >
>:<> > Can you please provide your source for the above information?
>:<>
>:<> "All **will** be revealed to those who choose to spend eternity with
>:<> Lord Jesus Christ."
>:<>
>:<Just what does this mean? If your source is a "revelation" known only
>:<to you then it is just your opinion. Is it your belief that only true
>:<Christian are entitled to knowledge? So being Jewish denies me this
>:<information?


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