Why do we count days AND weeks? Why not just days? Don't forget that we are counting not only the days since we left Egypt and slavery, but we are counting towards and anxiously awaiting our arrival at Mt. Sinai when we receive Torah on the 50th day. We count a week of weeks, that is 7 cycles of 7 days, as we moved towards the holiday of Shavuot, a word that means "weeks." Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, is the culmination of ticking off the weeks. And we can't wait! So we don't just say, week one is gone, week two is gone, we count excitedly, one week and day, one week and two days! Our anticipation for Torah is expressed every day!
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