What is Olam Ha-Ba or the World to Come?

The spiritual afterlife is referred to in Hebrew as Olam Ha-Ba (oh-LAHM hah-BAH), the World to Come, although this term is also used to refer to the messianic age. The Olam Ha-Ba is another, higher state of being.

In the Mishnah, one rabbi says, "This world is like a lobby before the Olam Ha-Ba. Prepare yourself in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall." Similarly, the Talmud says, "This world is like the eve of Shabbat, and the Olam Ha-Ba is like Shabbat. He who prepares on the eve of Shabbat will have food to eat on Shabbat." We prepare ourselves for the Olam Ha-Ba through Torah study and good deeds.

The Talmud states that all Israel has a share in the Olam Ha-Ba. However, not all "shares" are equal. A particularly righteous person will have a greater share in the Olam Ha-Ba than the average person. In addition, a person can lose his share through wicked actions. There are many statements in the Talmud that a particular mitzvah will guarantee a person a place in the Olam Ha-Ba, or that a particular sin will lose a person's share in the Olam Ha-Ba, but these are generally regarded as hyperbole, excessive expressions of approval or disapproval.

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Prayers Available in Russian Transliteration:

Утренние Благословения
После Посещения Tуалета
Порядок Облачения в Цицит
Порядок Наложения Tэфилина
Молитва Шема Исраэль
При Выходе из Дома
Шахарит - Утренняя Молитва
Минха - Дневная Молитва
Арвит - Вечерняя Молитва
Сэфират Хаомэр
От Грешных Мыслей
Молитва о Благополучии
Молитва о Заработке и Пропитании
Благословение на Тору
Благословение на Хлеб
Благославление После Xлеба
Благословение Для Eды
Биркат Мээн Шалош - После Еды
Борей Нафашот - После Еды
Благословение на Мэзузу
Окунание Женщины в Mикве
Окунание Посуды в Mикву
Молитва в Самолете
Молитва в Пути
Проводы в Дальний Путь
Похвальные Благословения
Благославления над Ароматами
Техилим - Псалмы Давида
Тикун Хаклали
Кадиш «Аль Йисраэль»
Зажигание Ханукальных Свечей

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We are proud to announce that we have released a new application on Android play store. Бухарский Сидур – Bucharian Siddur is geared toward Bucharian Community. You can download the app here in iOS App Store: link to download ... See more

We have just released an updated app which resolves issue with overlapping letters in Hebrew language in iPhones running iOS 12. Please make sure to update your to version 1.9.1 in App Store.

Sephardic Siddur have been updated to work with new iOS 12 version which was released yesterday from apple. Please make sure you have the latest version of Sephardic Siddur App v1.9 which is available on app store. Thank you for using Sephardic Siddur app. ... See more

The long awaited Meen Shaalosh Prayer has been to Russian Transliteration. Make sure to click “Update Prayers” on main screen.

We have just added new prayers to Sephardic Siddur under Russian Transliteration. Click “Update Prayers” on main screen of the application to download the latest prayers.

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We have just added a new prayer to English Transliteration: Birkat Halevanna- New Moon Blessing. Make sure to click “Update Prayers” in main menu to get the latest prayers.

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Mourning During the Counting of Omer- the days between Passover and Shavuot are marked by pain, for during this period twenty-four thousand of Rabbi Akiva’s students died. For this reason, the custom is to observe mourning practices during these weeks - weddings, haircuts, and dancing are all forbidden.

Before addressing the details of these mourning customs, it is worth expanding a bit upon the core of the matter: the reason for the deaths of Rabbi Akiva’s students. The Talmud states: "Rabbi Akiva had twenty-four thousand students and all of them died in one period of time because they did not treat each other with respect. It is taught that they all died between Passover and Shavuot, and that they all suffered bitter deaths" (Yevamot 62b). Another source informs us that after this tragedy Rabbi Akiva raised up additional students, and he said to them, "All of my former students died because they looked jealously upon one another. Make sure not to do as they did.."

Since then, the days of the Omer counting are observed as days of semi-mourning, a period wherein we attempt to improve relations with others. ... See more

Counting of the Omer (Hebrew: ספירת העומר‎, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira or the Omer) is an important verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot as stated in Torah: Leviticus 23:15–16.

This mitzvah ("commandment") derives from the Torah commandment to count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, a sacrifice containing an omer-measure of barley, was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, up until the day before an offering of wheat was brought to the Temple on Shavuot. The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover (the 16th of Nisan) and ends the day before the holiday of Shavuot, the 'fiftieth day.'

The idea of counting each day represents spiritual preparation and anticipation for the giving of the Torah[1] which was given by God on Mount Sinai at the beginning of the month of Sivan, around the same time as the holiday of Shavuot. The Sefer HaChinuch (published anonymously in 13th-century Spain) states that the Hebrew people were only freed from Egypt at Passover in order to receive the Torah at Sinai, an event which is now celebrated on Shavuot, and to fulfill its laws. Thus the Counting of the Omer demonstrates how much a Hebrew desires to accept the Torah in his own life. ... See more

Great news!!! We have added full Shacharit Prayer in Hebrew language. Make sure to click “Update Prayers” in the main menu to see all up to date prayers.

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