Kesher Talk

Shavuot count-down: Day 20 of counting the Omer. Using Kabbalistic symbology for counting the Omer - the days between the 2nd night of Pesach and the start of Shavuot - tonight begins the Yesod of Tiferet: Bonding in Compassion. Rabbi Simon Jacobson's meditation for this day of the Omer:

For compassion to be fully realized, it needs bonding. It requires creating a channel between giver and receiver; a mutuality that extends beyond the moment of need. A bond that continues to live on. That is the most gratifying result of true compassion.
Do you bond with the one you have compassion for, or do you remain apart? Does your interaction achieve anything beyond a single act of sympathy?

(More on counting the Omer here)

posted by Judith @ 5/06/2003 07:52:39 PM