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Thanks to the magic of Google Calendar, I have successfully counted the Omer with a bracha so far. If I do it tonight, I will have made it through the whole Omer. Before I started using Google Calendar to remind me, that was just about impossible, but I've been able to do it successfully the last three or four years. I'm proud of myself! Better living through technology, truly.

That means that tomorrow night is Shavuos! I'm very excited for the holiday in general, and for Tikkun Leil Shavuos in particular. The tradition in my town is for the Rabbis at the eight or so shuls in town to each develop a one hour shiur and then they wander around town overnight delivering it several times in different shuls. You can either stay in one shul and hear multiple shiurim from different speakers, or wander around yourself to catch the shiurim you're most interested in, or do chavrusa learning or whatever you want. It's such a nice experience of community observance. Because of the pandemic, for the last two years we haven't gotten the full experience, which for me is highlighted by giddily wishing people Gutt Yom Tov at 3 in the morning as you pass them on the street, so I'm really looking forward to doing it again if I can stay awake.

Chag sameach! Have a meaningful holiday, however you celebrate.