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Today is twenty-seven days of the Omer, three weeks and six days

4/30/2015

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Yesod of Netzach - Bonding in Endurance. Actualize the positive resolution you made on Day 25 by acting on it today, in full awareness of your soul’s enduring strength and energy.
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Today is twenty-six days of the Omer, three weeks and five days 

4/29/2015

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Hod of Netzach - Humility in Endurance. As you awake, offer gratitude to God for your soul’s ability to endure despite trying challenges. Draw on this intentionality throughout the day.

From Rabbi Jill Hammer's "Omer Calendar of Biblical Women":


In ancient Israel, the position of the queen mother was an important political office. When the names of the kings of Judah and Israel are listed, the names of the queen mothers always appear as well. When one of the last of the kings of Judah, Yehoyachin, is exiled to Babylon, the Bible mentions that his mother, Nechushta, daughter of Elnatan, is exiled with him.

We don't know anything about Nechushta but her name. Nechushta, “the bronze one,” reminds us of the bronze serpents Moses uses to heal the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 21:4–9). Nechushta’s name is a reminder of the healing that the Shekhinah can bring. A midrash about Nechushta claims that her doors were always open. Perhaps her doors remained open in exile so that, like the bronze serpent, she could nourish and heal the other exiles. Nechushta is hod shebe'netzach, the humility, glory and grace we exhibit when we endure. We are most like Nechushta when we find ways of nurturing trust and healing in a broken world.

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Today is twenty-five days of the Omer, three weeks and four days

4/28/2015

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Netzach of Netzach, Endurance in Endurance. Commit yourself to nurturing a new positive habit.
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Today is twenty-four days of the Omer, three weeks and three days

4/27/2015

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Tiferet of Netzach - Harmony in Endurance. Exercise patience with someone who usually makes you impatient.
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Today is twenty-three days of the Omer, three weeks and two days

4/26/2015

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Gevurah of Netzach - Discipline in Endurance. Take the first step toward breaking one negative habit today.
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Today is twenty-two days of the Omer, three weeks and one day. 

4/25/2015

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Chesed of Netzach - Lovingkindness in Endurance. When fighting for something you believe in, ensure that your efforts are conducted in a loving manner.
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Today is twenty-one days of the Omer, three weeks

4/24/2015

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Malchut of Tiferet - Nobility in Discipline. Rather than giving financial charity, help the needy help themselves in a way that strengthens personal dignity.

Read here how one organization, Oxfam America, works to empower people to help them improve their lives.

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Today is twenty days of the Omer, two weeks and six days

4/23/2015

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Yesod of Tiferet - Bonding in Harmony. Ensure that something eternal is built as a result of your compassion.

(Below - M.C. Escher "Swans" Wood engraving 1956)

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Today is nineteen days of the Omer, two weeks and five days

4/22/2015

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Hod of Tiferet - Humility in Harmony. Express compassion anonymously, without taking personal credit.
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Today is eighteen days of the Omer, two weeks and four days

4/21/2015

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Netzach of Tiferet - Endurance in Harmony. Take a moment to reach out to someone who needs a compassionate word.
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    These brief reflections are based on A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer, by Rabbi Simon Jacobson. You can read more here.


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