I found myself faced with a familiar dilemma; this freedom I cherished came with a precondition: I had to decide where I wanted to go.
Richard Bode, first you have to row a little boat
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.
Praised be you Adonai our God who rules the Universe instilling within us the holiness of mitzvot by commanding us to count the Omer.
Today is the thirty-first day of the Omer.