Rabbi Heshel said:
"A man should be like a vessel that willingly receives what its owner pours into it, whether it be wine or vinegar."
Martin Buber, Tales of the Hasidim
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-third day of the Omer.