Description: Simple and Practical Torah Spirituality
Technical definition Sfirat haOmer – counting of the Omer, technically is counting of forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, a sacrifice containing an omer-measure of barley, was offered in Beit-Hamikdash – the Temple in Jerusalem. According to the Jewish tradition, we start the counting after the first day of Pesach, on 16-th of Nissan. We continue…
WEEK 5 ― HOD ― HUMILITY Lag B’Omer bonfire During the fifth week of counting the Omer, we examine and refine the emotional attribute of Hod or humility. Humility ― and the resulting yielding ― should not be confused with weakness and lack of self-esteem. Hod or humility is modesty ― it is acknowledgment (from the root of the Hebrew…
Sefirat Ha’omer: WEEK 4 ― NETZACH ― ENDURANCE During the fourth week of counting the Omer, we examine and refine the emotional attribute of endurance known as Netzach. Netzach means endurance, fortitude and ambition and is a combination of determination and tenacity. It is a balance of patience, persistence and guts. Endurance is also being reliable and accountable, which establishes…