Kesher Talk

Shavuot count-down: Day 43 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 the sephira of Yesod. Tonight we begin the last week of the Omer, which culminates in Shavuot, Zeman Mattan Torateinu. During these 7 days we combine the 7 lower sephirot with the sephira of Malchut, beginning with Chesed of Malchut: Lovingkindness in Nobility. Rabbi Simon Jacobson's meditation for this day of the Omer:

Healthy sovereignty is always kind and loving. An effective leader needs to be warm and considerate. Does my sovereignty make me more loving? Do I exercise my authority and leadership in a caring manner? Do I impose my authority on others?

(More on counting the Omer here.)

posted by Judith @ 5/29/2003 08:38:04 PM