Kesher Talk

Shavuot count-down: Day 22 of counting the Omer. Using Kabbalistic symbology for counting the Omer - the days between the 2nd night of Pesach and the start of Shavuot - we have travelled through all of the combinations of the 7 lower sephirot with the sephira of Tiferet. Tonight we begin 7 days of combining these sephirot with the sephira of Netzach, beginning with Chesed of Netzach: Lovingkindness in Endurance. Rabbi Simon Jacobson's meditation for this day of the Omer:

For anything to endure it needs to be loved. A neutral or indifferent attitude will reflect in a marginal commitment. If you have difficulty making commitments, examine how much you love and enjoy the object that requires your commitment. Do I love my work? My family? My choices?
For endurance to be effective it needs to be caring and loving. Does my endurance cause me to be, or seem to be, inflexible? Does my drive and determination cause me to be controlling? Am I too demanding? Do others (my employees, friends, children) cooperate with me out of the sheer force of my will and drive, or out of love?

(More on counting the Omer here)

posted by Judith @ 5/08/2003 08:06:59 PM