If you wish follow the Counting of the Omer, there are two resources available for you. The first was written by our own Max Amichai Heppner – or second, you may choose the more conservative version written by Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 – 18 Iyar 5778 – Lag B’Omer day 33
Emor: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23
The law seeks equity and restitution – “eye for eye, tooth for tooth.”
In choosing the path of justice, remember that what fosters goodness, unconditional love, compassion, and freedom is what strengthens the spirit of God in you. (Strength, p. 157)
Friday, May 4, 2018 – 19 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 34
Emor: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23
Moses tells the Israelites that citizens and strangers are treated equally under the law.
A holy being searches for the God in each one, and serves that goodness. (Harmony, p. 193)
Saturday, May 5, 2018 – 20 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 35
Emor: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23
No stealing, no false dealing, no defrauding, no injustice….
Your soul and another’s soul originated as sparks from the Divine soul. When you diminish from the glory of another’s soul, you are diminishing from the glory of your own soul. Have compassion on another as you would on yourself; see the glory, articulate the positive, and act with integrity. (Glory, p. 259)
Sunday, May 6, 2018 – 21 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 36
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
Moses tells the Israelites that the seventh year in the new territory will be a sabbath, a year of complete rest for the land.
As you give yourself time in silence, you will notice how the silence regenerates your energy and revitalizes your whole body system. (Intention, p. 48)
Monday, May 7, 2018 – 22 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 37
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
After counting seven times seven (49) years, the 50th year in the new land shall be a jubilee – a year to return holdings, release slaves, and rest the land.
When you are in the midst of growth and movement, it takes strength and skill to pull back and pause. In the stillness, you will regroup your energy and peel back to what is essential to your growth. (Strength, p. 152)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 – 23 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 38
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
For keeping God’s laws and God’s promises, “the land will give forth its fruit and you will eat your fill.”
Notice that the more you open, the more you can inhale the purity and receive the abundance of all God has to give you. (Intention, p. 42)
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 – 24 Iyar 5778 – Omer day 39
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
Additional laws are given for how to treat workers and slaves through the jubilee.
All the attributes of God are within the soul of each person. As you relate to another, you are also relating to the God in them. As you relate to the attributes of unconditional love, strength, harmony, success, glory, creativity, and nobility, you are reflecting those attributes within yourself. Practice being the mirror today. (Creativity, p. 278)
