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The Omer and the Spirituality of Seven
Listen to this article now: Seven is considered the number of completion and perfection, those qualities themselves inherently intertwined coming from the same Hebrew root (ש-ל-מ – also the root of “peace”). The Ibn Ezra writes that we see immense significance in seven days (Shabbat), seven months (the seventh month is Tishrei, which hosts Rosh
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Contrasting Women and The Sefira of Chesed
The period of the counting of the Omer brings with it an opportunity to work on ourselves…
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Malchut
The tenth sefira is called malchut – “kingship”. It is the final one and the only one imbued with feminine energy…
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Hod
A single splendid rose sits on a table in its glass vase, alive with color and brilliance…
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Kedoshim: Making Torah Our Own
We are now in the time of Sefirat HaOmer, the 49-day count which takes us, step-by-step, from the physical liberty of Egypt to the spiritual freedom of Sinai.
