From Harvest to Harvest — Passover to Pentecost

Wheat Harvest

The time between Passover and Shavuot (aka — Pentecost) is a journey of waiting and trusting, and the two harvest Feasts are inextricably linked. During this time, we count each day towards Shavuot by counting an omer (measure) of barley as directed in Leviticus 23, counting 7 weeks to the 50th day (thus Pentecost), which then begins the new grain harvest of wheat. Historically, it is the time between the miraculous rescue of the…