Day 37: Gevurah she’b’Yesod, Judgment within Foundation What’s the foundation of spiritual practice? My friend Jamal Rahman says it is…
Year: 2023
Omer 36: God Renews the World
Day 36: Chesed she’b’Yesod, Fundamental Love TEXT ההַמֵּאִיר לָאָֽרֶץ וְלַדָּרִים עָלֶֽיהָ בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְטוּבוֹ מְחַדֵּשׁ בְּכָל־יוֹם תָּמִיד מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית [God] the…
Graduation Blessing
Graduates: Two words in Hebrew: צא ולמד Go forth and learn! Two words in Aramaic: תא חזי Come in and…
Omer 35: Spiritual Practice
Day 35: Shechinah she’b’Hod, Presence in Splendor Spiritual practice. Specifically, a form that is both traditional and non-traditional. So-called “speed…
Omer 33: A Lag Ba'Omer Prayer
Day 33: Hod she’b’Hod, Splendor, Gratitude, and Humility—squared TEXT: HATOV V’HAMEITIV Blessed are You, Adonai our God, King of the…
Omer 32: Breath of all Life
Day 32: Netzach she’b’Hod, Lasting Splendor TEXT: NISHMAT KOL CHAI, BREATH OF ALL LIFE The breath of every living thing…
Omer 31: Ashes, a Ritual
Day 31: Tiferet she’b’Hod, Balance in Humility We scattered my brother-in-law Rick’s ashes today. Well, technically, his brothers in Florida…
Omer 30: Tough Questions
Day 30: Gevurah she’b’Hod, Boundaries of Splendour TEXT I am God and there is none else…I form light and create…
Omer 29: Love in Three Keys
Day 29: Chesed she’b’Hod, Love in…well, you’ll see REFLECTIONS The wind came up today. It shook the cherry trees. And…