Category Archives: Blog: Counting the Omer
"Teach us to number our days
that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
For the 50 days of counting the omer, members of BCC’s Ritual Committee gather (and compose) thoughts, reflections, meditations for each day of the Omer counting.
Counting the Omer: Day 49 — Today is the Very Last Day of the Omer
written on June 9, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Jay Jacobs In counting the Omer, this is the week of MALCHUT — the present moment, this world. This […]
Counting the Omer: Day 48 — Yesod of Malchut / Foundation within Kingdom
written on June 9, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Tara Rose Background The counting of the Omer uses the tree of life, the system of divine energies (of […]
Counting the Omer: Day 47 — There’s No Growth Without Failure
written on June 8, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Yanir Dekel Today is day 47 of the Omer count, where we look at the value of Hod B’Tokh […]
Counting the Omer: Day 46 — Who knows where the time goes?
written on June 8, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards Today is forty-six days, making six weeks and four days of the Omer. According to midrash […]
Counting the Omer: Day 45 — Beauty in Sovereignty
written on June 7, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Leah Zimmerman Tiferet of Malchut: Beauty in Sovereignty At this moment, I sit as myself and write to you. […]
Counting the Omer: Day 44
written on June 6, 2016 // 0 Commentsby Ginger Jacobs Counting the Omer helps us focus on each day and what we can learn from it. I […]
Counting the Omer: Day 43
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Tamara Kline According to Kabbalist teachings, we contemplate the combined virtues of chesed and malchut on day 43 of […]
Counting the Omer: Day 42 — Are We There Yet?
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Davi Cheng Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Today is the 42nd day of the Omer counting, […]
Counting the Omer: Day 41 — Bonding in Bonding
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsLeigh Grode During the sixth week of counting the Omer, we examine and refine the emotional attribute of Yesod or […]
Counting the Omer: Day 40 — Change of Plans
written on June 2, 2016 // 0 CommentsBy Jay Jacobs Well, this is a little awkward. My plan was to find a nice spiritual or Kabbalist story […]