Today is 25th day of the Omer.

Begin each night’s count with the blessing:
Hebrew: “Baruch atah YAHWEH Eloheinu Melekh Ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al S’firat Ha-omer.”

(English: Blessed are You, YAHWEH our Elohim, King of the Universe who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to count the Omer.) 

Please click The Refiner’s Fire 2022 Omer

Walking with Integrity

Psalm 15

¹ A psalm of David.
Adonai, who may dwell in Your tent?
Who may live on Your holy mountain?
² The one who walks with integrity,
who does what is right,
    and speaks truth in his heart,
³ who does not slander with his tongue,
    does not wrong his neighbor,
and does not disgrace his friend,
⁴ who despises a vile person in his eyes,
    but honors those who fear Adonai,
who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
    and does not change,
⁵ who lends his money without usury,
and takes no bribe against the innocent.
One who does these things will never be shaken.

By Rabbi Simon Jacobson DAY 25     NETZACH OF NETZACH:  Endurance in Endurance

Tuesday evening, May 10  we count twenty-five days of the Omer. Everyone has willpower and determination. We have the capacity to endure much more than we can imagine, and to prevail under the most trying of circumstances. Ask yourself: Is my behavior erratic? Am I inconsistent and unreliable? Since I have will and determination, why am I so mercurial? Am I afraid of accessing my endurance and committing? Do I fear being trapped by my commitment? If yes, why? Is it a reaction to some past trauma? Instead of cultivating endurance in healthy areas, have I developed a capacity for endurance of unhealthy experiences? Do I endure more pain than pleasure? Do I underestimate my capacity to endure?  Exercise for the day: Commit yourself to developing a new good habit.