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Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Shavuot count-down: Day 28 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 Malchut of Netzach: Nobility in Endurance. Rabbi Simon Jacobson's meditation for this day of the Omer:
Sovereignty is the cornerstone of endurance. Endurance that encompasses the previous six qualities is indeed a tribute and testimony to the majesty of the human spirit. Is my endurance dignified? Does it bring out the best in me? When faced with hardships do I behave like a king or queen, walking proudly with my head up, confident in my G-d-given strengths, or do I cower and shrivel up in fear?
We have now moved through all of the combinations of the 7 lower sephirot with the the sephira of Netzach. Tomorrow begins the week of the sephira of Hod.

(More on counting the Omer here)