40(ish) words of Torah(ish)

I like the name too much to change it entirely, but I'm tweaking to allow more flow through. (Also doing a b'li neder omer count)

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Day 5: Hod within Chesed

Releasing into the knowledge I am loved.

How can I recognize the bubble of grace Enveloping my loved ones before it pops?

Tears of relief in the ER.

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Tiferet within Chesed

Tonight is the third night of the Omer The jewel in the crown

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Day 1: Chesed within Chesed

Within my heart, the heart of her birthmother. Love made whole; palpable invisible connection. The truth: it's nested hearts all the way down. Not turtles.

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Due to technical difficulties, 40 words of Omer will be suspended until Tuesday. Still counting, just not posting. Check back soon!

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Day 24: Tiferet sheb'Netzach

My city's incredible compassion for each other as we persevere.

Our tiny one seeks the balance to activity, asleep on my chest.

The splendid moment when Israel would cross the Jordan shines at the heart of 40 years in wilderness.

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Davenning with a little one in tow who can't seem to sleep today without someone next to her. #energeticallysensitve

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Day 23: Gevurah sheb'Netzach

To persevere calls for saying no to a thousand distractions, separating the essential from the frivolous.

Baby's development requires steering away from, as well as toward.

For Israel to reach Milk and Honey, an extra measure of wandering is required.

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Day 22: Chesed sheb'Netzach

The tender shoot draws unbounded potential, pushing to break through hard spring ground.

As my daughter learns to overcome gravity, I lovingly nudge her in the right direction.

Israel's ability to withstand Amalek draws from the eternal flow of love.

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Day 21: Malchut sheb'Tiferet

Breathing into balance. Letting beauty permeate into the core.

Watching my dad cuddle my child, age balanced with youth, Its beauty washing through me.

The indwelling presence of God settles deep in the heart of Israel during the Shemitah year.

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Apologies to my daily omer readers... Life happens. Rather than catching up right now, I'll continue on the cycle. L'shalom.

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Day 17: Tiferet sheb'Tiferet

Even balance has its balance; the gemstone its fiery heart.

Sleeping, her hand on my heart, the sweet center of centers opens my heart and hers.

God gives Israel the holy of holies as a gift: gift within a gift.

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Day 16: Gevurah sheb'Tiferet

Harmony is made sweeter with each distinct voice within heard.

Tumbling in tightly held play with my child: the magic in the moment of looking at each other between passes.

God and Israel: distance reminds us of the whole's sweetness.

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Day 15: Chesed sheb'Tiferet

Balance starts with a spark of compassion for all parts of yourself, shadow and light.

I give my child a sense of beauty in the world by starting with lovingkindness.

Israel's relationship with God comes into balance on love's beams.

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Day 14: Malchut sheb'Gevurah

The separate, strong self standing, emerges from the clutter.

My child and I gaze at each other, distinct, secure in our boundaries and in perpetuation of them.

When Israel performs mitzvot for its own sake, justice. Time to start anew.

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Day 13: Yesod sheb'Gevurah

At the root of our strength, a core of stillness, the space between heartbeats.

Grounded in the boundaries I set for my child, they're effortless for her and me.

By virtue of God's oneness, Israel transcended and transformed itself.

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Day 12: Hod sheb'Gevurah

Learning to be subtle in strength. Water in a moat; grace in distinction.

A playful redirection keeps my child bounded, even unknowingly.

God's strength, hardly felt, guides Yitro—a subtle nudge—Israel now able to better carry out God's justice.

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Day 11: Netzach sheb'Gevurah

My personal stumbling block revealed in this delay: the practical, continuous doing of set limits.

In the moment of truth, the energy to stand with loftily considered parental decisions.

At the point of Israel's taking on mitzvot, God's will manifests.