Here is a New Year teaching for Rosh Hashanah from Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna. With a brief commentary,…
Category: Kabbalah
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 48: Wrapped in a Talit
Day 48: Yesod she’b’Shechinah, Grounding in Presence What does it feel like to be aware of the divine presence? Or…
Omer 45: Cosmic Alignment
Day 45: Tiferet she’b’Shechinah, Beauty in Presence In the lore of Kabbalah, Tiferet is a face of the Divine Father.…
Omer 43: Learning how to Learn
Day 43: Chesed she’b’Shechinah, Love in Presence TEXT א אָבִֽינוּ הָאָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְ֒רַחֵם רַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּֽנוּ לְהָבִין וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל לִשְׁמֹֽעַ…
Omer 41: Perfect Spring Day
Day 41: Yesod she’b’Yesod, Ultimate Foundation ז זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהֹוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃ This is the day God has made;…
Omer 39: Truth in Our Time
Day 39: Netzach she’b’Yesod, Enduring Foundation TEXT א אֱ֯מֶת וְיַצִּיב וְנָכוֹן וְקַיָּם וְיָשָׁר וְנֶאֱמָן וְאָהוּב וְחָבִיב וְנֶחְמָד וְנָעִים וְנוֹרָא וְאַדִּיר…
Omer 38: Balance, a Posture
Day 38: Tiferet she’b’Yesod, Balance within Foundation Balance. How does your body do it? Take some time to notice. That’s…
Omer 37: Beyond Ego?
Day 37: Gevurah she’b’Yesod, Judgment within Foundation What’s the foundation of spiritual practice? My friend Jamal Rahman says it is…