[Avodah] Why isn't Sefira 2 Mitzvos

[Yzkd at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/19/2009 4:16:59pm EDT, rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com writes:
> Given:
> A passuk in Emor to count (up to) 50 days
> Another  passuk in Re'eh to count 7 weeks
> AND given
> A memra from Abbaye to  count BOTH days AND weeks!

> Shouldn't this be a classic model for sefira  being 2 separate mitzvos?

See Sefer Hamitzvohs of the Rambam Mitzva 161 and his reference to  Mitzva 
140. 
 
Kol  Tuv,
Yitzchok Zirkind