Love Quiets Judgment: Omer 8

Gevurah. Power. Boundaries. Judgment. Chesed she’b’Gevurah. Judgment tempered by Love. My husband is a cognitive psychologist. So he has thought…

Presence in Love: Omer 7

Malchut. Another name for Shechinah, the maternal Divine Presence we can feel in everyday life. Malchut she’b’chesed. Presence in Love.…

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Yesod. Foundation. Yesod she’b’chesed. Pouring a foundation for love. With a little bit of Hod, gratitude, thrown in. How do…

Netzach. Forever. Netzach she’b’chesed. Forever Love. What does that even look like? Like a mother’s love? Maybe? We talked about…

Tiferet. Beauty. Tiferet she’b’chesed, the beauty in love. I want the people I love to find me beautiful. What do…

Boundaries. Strength. Good Judgment. You need these to love well. Or, as we say in Omer speak, gevurah she’b’chesed, boundaries…

Love. Kindness. Two good translations of the Hebrew word chesed. If you’re counting the Omer, chesed is the word of…

My friend Rev. Beth Hayward just started a new spiritual podcast! And I’m in episode 4 talking about spiritual practice,…

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A teaching from the Maggid (teacher) from Mezerich, Ukraine (1700-1722), born Rabbi Dov Ber ben Avraham. He is one of…