{"id":17611,"date":"2026-04-05T17:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17611"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:53:47","slug":"alarm-clock-reminder-for-counting-the-omer","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/alarm-clock-reminder-for-counting-the-omer\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarm clock reminder for counting the Omer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">Igrot Moshe<\/b> (Vol. 4, 99) was lenient regarding the law of a &#8220;guardian&#8221; (a reminder) for the counting of the Omer. He argued that it is impossible that a guardian or a fixed Minyan would be effective for the Shema and prayer (as ruled in Siman 232) but would not be effective for the counting of the Omer. 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