4 Sivan 5773 | May 13, 2013
48th Day of the Omer
Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.
Pablo Neruda
Baruch Ata Adonai Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-olam a-sher ke-d-sha-nu b- mitz-vo-tav, v-tzi-va-nu al s-fi-rat ha-omer.
3 Sivan 5773 | May 12, 2013
47th Day of the Omer
As I write this, I am sitting on my Jerusalem balcony, looking through a tracery of pine trees at the view along Rehov Ruppin. I can see the Knesset, the Israel Museum, and the Shrine of the Book - that architectural marvel resembling a woman's tilted breast, that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.
2 Sivan 5773 | May 11, 2013
46th Day of the Omer
Guide me, Holy One, on this final journey,
Your hand pointing the way,
Your loving eye upon my face
As I seek my new dwelling.
Surround me with Your kindness,
Embrace me with tranquility;
Soothe my fears with the surety of Your care,
Even as I release my tears to Your custody.
1 Sivan 5773 | May 10, 2013
Rosh Hodesh Sivan
45th Day of the Omer
29 Iyar 5773 | May 9, 2013
44th Day of the Omer
At the Center of our worship stands a cry. The cry itself is beyond worship, almost beyond words. All of our prayers, the ordered literary creation of our best rabbinic minds, serve as mere accompaniment to this cry. They prepare us for it, lead us up to the appropriate moment, coax the cry forth from deep within us, and then gently guide us back from it.
