biblical measure (approx 43 oz ); the barley offering from the spring harvest which was brought on the second day of Passover
Omer is a dry measure mentioned in the Torah; the measure of barley brought as an offering on the second day of Pesach, after which the grain of the new harvest is permitted to be eaten; the 49 day period of counting from the time of this offering until the festival of Shavuot See Sefirat HaOmer
born Jan. 17, 1929, Shawinigan Falls, Que., Can. died Feb. 26, 1986, Geneva, Switz. Canadian ice-hockey player. A goalie, he recorded a shutout in his first NHL game. He was an integral member of the powerful Montreal Canadiens team that won a record five successive Stanley Cups (1956-60). He was the first goalie to wear a protective face mask (1959). Honoured throughout his 18-year NHL career, he was one of the most successful of all NHL goaltenders