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Counting Omer / Moss, David., 2014

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Identifier: CC-59773-10002832

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Scope and Contents

Moss writes,"The Mizvah of the Counting of the Omer is rather unique. It requires the mindful, unified counting of forty-nine days from the second day of Passover until Shavuot...For this piece, I wanted to create an Omer Calendar that would contain the entire set, would capture all the information needed for the three-part counting plus the Kabbalistic attributes for every day. As my artistic challenge, I sought to do this without using any Hebrew or Roman letters, or any numerals...thus you may proceed, day by day from one to forty-nine, ...This period helps make us aware of th passing of time, of the possibility of gradual but steady development and growth and can truly make us realize how much each day 'counts'." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2014

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (giclee) in brochure (laser printed)) ; brochure 30 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

flat files

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Berkeley, California : Bet Alpha Editions. Signed by: David Moss (l.r.- print). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 160 total copies. 34 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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