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Parents: Love & Judgment

August 2, 2021 2 comments
Parents: Love & Judgment

Parents. Mine are long gone, but I still hear their voices. A mix of encouragement and—shall we say—correction. At Rosh…

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Family, Love, Wisdom

Resilience: Omer 44

May 10, 2021 2 comments
Resilience: Omer 44

Today’s topic is resilience. I think it fits with the day’s quality. Gevurah means Judgment. Malchut is another name for…

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Animals, Family, Love

Going Home: Omer 35

May 1, 2021 3 comments
Going Home: Omer 35

Malchut, another name for Shechinah, Dweller. Divine Dweller, that is. Thus, a Divine Presence. Hod, Splendour. Shechinah she’b’hod, Divine Presence…

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Family, Jewish Practices, Torah, Wisdom

Compromise: Omer 27

April 24, 2021 No comment(s)
Compromise: Omer 27

Yesod. Foundation. Netzach, Lasting. Yesod she’b’netzach: Foundations of what is lasting. Let’s say, for example, relationship. One of those foundations…

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Family, Jewish Practices, Love, Philosophy

Love with Beauty: Omer 15

April 11, 2021 2 comments
Love with Beauty: Omer 15

Chesed: Love. Tiferet: Beauty. Chesed she’b’Tiferet: The love in beauty. Love that sees beauty. And love that seeks beauty. “Beauty…

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Family, Jewish Practices, Torah, Wisdom

Mother Wisdom: Omer 14

April 10, 2021 No comment(s)
Mother Wisdom: Omer 14

Malchut. Also known as Shechinah, Archetype of the Mother. One whose guidance is always present. Gevurah. Judgment. Malchut she’b’Gevurah. Maternal…

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Family, Interfaith, Jewish Practices, Love

Forever Love: Omer Day 4

April 2, 2021 No comment(s)
Forever Love: Omer Day 4

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

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Family, Jewish Practices, Love, Psychology

Unconditional Love: Omer 3

April 1, 2021 No comment(s)
Unconditional Love: Omer 3

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

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Family, Jewish Practices, Kabbalah, Love, Spirituality

Family Love: Omer 1

March 29, 2021 No comment(s)
Family Love: Omer 1

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

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