The first four weeks of our Omer journey from Passover (liberation) to Shavuot (revelation) were themed to calibrating love (hesed), strength (gevurah), balance (tiferet) and resilience (netzah). From our to love and be loved, we evoked soft-hearted courage to face the future, boundaries flexible enough to avoid excess rigidity but strong enough to protect us from abuse, balanced beauty and spirituality that lift us without fetishizing, and our ability to rebound from disappointment with confidence. This fifth Omer week focuses on splendor (hod), which spiritually means so much more than brightness. |
By Rabbi David Evan Markus
"What will this year's Passover seder be like?" It's a question I've heard asked many times (sometimes asked directly to me, other times not). Here are some coming attractions in the form of Four Questions (and answers). |