Dear John and all doves,
      The heading refers to the two ways of spelling for the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer. It is not commanded in the Scriptures yet is an interesting creation in the traditions of men. The observance of this day is like a family festival, a celebration of marriages and families and children,  and celebration of being outdoors. There can be picnics, cookouts, many games for children and families, and bonfires. It is a day for rejoicing in a period which otherwise stresses mourning in Jewish tradition. According to calendars, it would be starting sundown of  5-22 to sundown  5-23. For many centuries in Jewish tradition, it is the only day weddings are permitted in the period of the counting of the Omer up to the 50 at Pentecost. This year, it will be one week after the vote in California by the California Supreme Court. Is this 7 day anniversary a coincidence or what?  As it ends at sunset on 5-23 in Israel, Israel proceeds to her midnight hour. This is the evening our Steve Berryman is considering as potentially very important. I wonder...
      Some authorities believe that the date of Iyar 18 was the day that the manna was first given to those who had just left Egypt in the Exodus. Look back a month to Nisan 18 and we see the day of Resurrection and  Feast of Firstfruits. These dates are associated with Lag Ba'Omer/Lag B' Omer. We see resonances of Nisan 18 and Iyar 18 events on this day of celebration and joy. It is a contrast to the other days of the Omer count. The grain would have been barley.
      There is a question about the Second Passover/Unleavened Bread. Would one have been made ritually clean after the Second Passover or later after the conclusion of the entire period of Second Passover/Unleavened Bread?  If the latter is the case then it seems that Pentecost may be the greater completion of the wedding of the Groom and His bride. Each day may we be watching, and in vigil for Him. In Him is the real eternal marriage and family blessed hope!

With Love and Shalom,
Jean Stepnoski