Spoiler alert: I’ll be talking about Lag B’Omer. And Rabbi Akiva. Soon. But first, today’s Omer quality. Hod. Splendor. Also…
Category: Jewish Practices
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.…
Amazement: Omer 19
Hod. Gratitude. Tiferet. Beauty. Hod she’b’Tiferet. Gratitude in beauty. It’s spring in the rain forest. So, I get to see…
Attachment: Omer 18
Netzach: Enduring, Lasting. Tiferet: Beauty. Netzach she’b’Tiferet: Lasting beauty. Wanting beautiful things to last forever. Isn’t that a kind of…