Omer blessing today for day 26 – it is a day of hod shebnetzach. Hod sits opposite Netzach on the Tree of Life. Both are the feet-bringing a person to action. Hod is also the place of where form is given language and Netzach is the place of our unconscious desire. Today is the day…Read more »
Tag: Counting the Omer
Day 19 Splendor and Beauty
Today Yom Haaztmaut -Israel’s Independence Day! The renewal of the Jewish homeland in our life time!!!! It is also the 19th day of counting the Omer. Today we also think about the attributes of hod b’tiferet. Hod is splendor and majesty. Tiferet is balance and beauty. The splendor and majestic beauty of Israel is the…Read more »
The Balance of Power and Strength
Two weeks and Two days-that is how long we have been counting. For 16 days we have been working on spiritual repair and correction. First within ourselves and then carrying that tikkun into the world. This period of reflection between Pesach and Shavuot are marked with spiritual preparation and purification in order that when we…Read more »
Eternity in Lovingkindness
The future is unknown. But today is day four of the Omer and teaches us Netzach b’Chesed: Eternity, perseverance with loving-kindness. We can’t know the future, we can try and control its outcome but the truth is that it is beyond our control. We can ultimately only control our own actions and reactions. Netzach b’Chesed reminds us…Read more »