Tuesday, May 11

Deciphering the Sephirah (Counting the Omer)

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This week's contribution is by Menasche Scharf, KLBD's Certification Manager.


Deciphering the Sephirah (Counting the Omer)

The seven weeks of Omer Counting started on the morrow of Pesach

   so far, we counted one week and two days, keeping an eye on our goal

Sephirah is all about counting up – to a countdown to Chag Shavuot

   when we received the Ten Commandments on two Tablets

Sapphire is the stone from which the Tablets were hewn

   delivered to us by none other than the prophet Moses

Superman is only a fantasy; us mortals however do it slowly

   our mission these days is clear: a daily improvement regimen

Safer to stand on firm ground and work our way up - step by step

   no point trying to imitate fiction characters for short-lived thrills

Cypher conceals the layers of mystery shrouding the meaning of

   Sephirot or Middot – the personal qualities we ought to aspire to

So that by the time we count day forty-nine and are ready

   to look forward to a new ‘me’, have the cheesecake AND eat it!

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