Bamidbar and the Temptation of Holy War On Mt. Sinai God tells Moses: You cannot see My face (panai); you…
Category: God
Sky Tells a Story About God
Sky says: “The sky tells a story about the glory of God; the expanse tells of God’s handiwork” (Psalm 19:2,…
Omer 49: Spiritual Freedom
Day 49: Shechinah she’b’Shechinah, Presence Within Presence Today’s post ought to be the Omer season’s grand finale. After all, the…
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…
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 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 28: Love & Eternity
Day 28: Shechinah she’b’Netzach, Presence in Eternity REFLECTIONS ON LOVE & ETERNITY It’s cherry blossom season on Sophia Street. The…
Omer 27: Eternity & Endurance
Day 27: Yesod she’b’Netzach, Grounding in Eternity…or Foundation of Endurance A QUESTION OF DEFINITIONS You can translate netzach as “endurance”…
Q: Omer 11, Pocket Wisdom
Day 11: Netzach she’b’Gevurah, Enduring Judgment TEXT STUDY: Rabbi Simcha Bunim teaches: every person should have two pockets. In one…

