In today's context, these seven weeks represent the journey from slavery (Passover) to freedom (receiving the Torah at Sinai on Shavuot). Accordingly, Kabbalah mimics this Biblical journey by considering the counting of the Omer as a time of reflection and personal growth. Each week and day is assigned one of seven sephirot (characteristics) that we should try to improve. They are:
- Chesed - Loving-kindness
- Gevurah - Strength, Justice
- Tiferet - Balance, Compassion
- Netzach - Endurance, Ambition
- Hod - Gratitude, Humility
- Yesod - Foundation, Connection
- Malchut - Kingdom, Leadership
HomerCalendar.net has a great calendar and the daily blessings for you to keep up with counting the Omer (bonus: Simpsons quotes!). Last year, I blogged all the days, which was fun and also very time-consuming. So this year, while I will be doing my own personal reflection, I am taking a different approach online. I encourage you to count the Omer and reflect, daily or weekly, on ways that you can improve yourself in the seven sephirot. For a refresher, feel free to check out my posts from last year. If a day or week hits you with particular meaning, please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Count the Omer Posts, 2013
Happy counting!
Count the Omer Posts, 2013
- Chesed sheb'Chesed, Loving-kindness within Loving-kindness
- Gevurah sheb'Chesed, Strength within Loving-kindness
- Tiferet sheb'Chesed, Harmony within Loving-kindness
- Netzach sheb'Chesed, Ambition within Loving-kindness
- Hod sheb'Chesed, Gratitude within Loving-kindness
- Yesod sheb'Chesed, Foundation within Loving-kindness
- Malchut sheb'Chesed, Kingdom within Loving-kindness
- Chesed sheb'Gevurah, Loving-kindness within Justice
- Gevurah sheb'Gevurah, Strength within Restraint
- Tiferet sheb'Gevurah, Harmony within Restraint
- Netzach sheb'Gevurah, Endurance within Strength
- Hod sheb'Gevurah, Humility within Strength
- Yesod sheb'Gevurah, Foundation within Strength
- Malchut sheb'Gevurah, Leadership within Power
- Chesed sheb'Tiferet, Loving-kindness within Balance
- Gevurah sheb'Tiferet, Power within Beauty
- Tiferet sheb'Tiferet, Harmony within Harmony
- Netzach sheb'Tiferet, Endurance within Compassion
- Hod sheb'Tiferet, Gratitude within Compassion
- Yesod sheb'Tiferet, Connection within Compassion
- Malchut sheb'Tiferet, Leadership within Compassion
- Chesed sheb'Netzach, Loving-kindness within Ambition
- Gevurah sheb'Netzach, Strength within Endurance
- Tiferet sheb'Netzach, Compassion within Endurance
- Netzach sheb'Netzach, Ambition within Endurance
- Hod sheb'Netzach, Gratitude within Ambition
- Yesod sheb'Netzach, Foundation within Ambition
- Malchut sheb'Netzach, Leadership within Endurance
- Chesed sheb'Hod, Loving-kindness within Majesty
- Gevurah sheb'Hod, Justice within Humility
- Tiferet sheb'Hod, Beauty within Majesty
- Netzach sheb'Hod, Ambition within Humility
- Hod sheb'Hod, Humility within Majesty
- Yesod sheb'Hod, Foundation within Gratitude
- Malchut sheb'Hod, Leadership within Humility
- Chesed sheb'Yesod, Loving-kindness within Connection
- Gevurah sheb'Yesod, Power within Connection
- Tiferet sheb'Yesod, Harmony within Connection
- Netzach sheb'Yesod, Endurance within Connection
- Hod sheb'Yesod, Majesty within Connection
- Yesod sheb'Yesod, Connection within Connection
- Malchut sheb'Yesod, Kingdom within Foundation
- Chesed sheb'Malchut, Loving-kindness within Kingdom
- Gevurah sheb'Malchut, Strength within Leadership
- Tiferet sheb'Malchut, Harmony within Leadership
- Netzach sheb'Malchut, Endurance within Kingdom
- Hod sheb'Malchut, Humility within Kingdom
- Yesod sheb'Malchut, Foundation within Kingdom
- Malchut sheb'Malchut, Kingdom within Kingdom
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