Ritual helps us remember our story—at Passover and during a pandemic. You might think some stories stand on their own.…
Category: Jewish Practices
Not Today, Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is coming! Soon! And I am not looking forward to it. Let me clarify that. Of course I…
Role Models: Omer 33
Spoiler alert: I’ll be talking about Lag B’Omer. And Rabbi Akiva. Soon. But first, today’s Omer quality. Hod. Splendor. Also…
Persona: Omer 32
Netzach: Success. Hod: Humility. Netzach she’b’hod: Successful humility. Or, in other words, a good public persona. Sometimes, I do think…
Humility: Omer 31
Tiferet. Beauty. Some say balance. Because on the tree of sefirot, love and judgment both flow into it. Tiferet sits…
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…
Consider Eternity: Omer 25
Netzach. Eternity. Netzach she’b’Netzach. Eternity within Eternity. Whoa. But also: Hooray! Whoa because it’s a tangle of abstract ideas. An…
Lasting Justice? Omer 24
Tiferet. Beauty. Netzach. Endurance. Tiferet she’b’netzach. The beauty of enduring things. Today I’m feeling contrary. So I’d like to talk…
Eternal Judgment: Omer 23
Gevurah. Judgment. Netzach. Eternity. Gevurah she’b’Netzach. Judgment in eternity. Trigger warning: stressful day, serious post. Maybe you’ve heard of hell.…