The Dignity of Others
Observing the commandments between man and fellow man must be every person's highest priority all year long - especially so during the Counting of the Omer.
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Counting – It’s a Part of Life!
Counting the Omer serves as a spiritual training ground, teaching us that the true value of time lies in the deliberate "inner work" we apply to every passing day. With a daily commitment to growth, every moment becomes a purposeful step toward a more elevated self.
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Guide to Self-Assessment, Part 1
Are you just counting days, or are you making the days count? We’re mid-way through the Omer, but the real work is happening inside. Rabbi Arush shares the secret to jumpstarting your teshuvah and building a closer connection with Hashem.
Your First Investment
We are in the middle of Sefirat HaOmer, approaching Shavuot. Hashem is giving us the precious Torah to carry us to a certain destination. What is this destination? Read Rabbi Arush’s surprising answer!
It’s Just the Beginning…
Acquiring the Torah is a daily task, not a one-time event. We will count 50 days from Pesach to Shavuot to refine our middot, but the work never ends. That's what is so beautiful about life. One is always moving forward, improving oneself, discovering new things.
The Perfect Training Program
During these days before Shavuot, we count each day toward personal growth. The change that we make in ourselves depends on the small, “unimportant” steps that we make each day. How can we avoid discouragement when we don’t see results from one day to another?
The Final Countdown
There’s a difference between counting the Omer and living it. This year, the journey toward Sinai has been so visceral, so 'on the ground,' that the distance between the desert and my front door has all but vanished. I’m just waiting for Moshe to show up with the stone tablets...
Divine Illuminations
What makes us uniquely human? Are we, as the scientific and atheistic world say, just accidental evolutionary creatures with no obvious purpose? The ten spiritual illuminations of the sefirot shape each person.
The High Price of Hatred
The merit of our great spiritual leaders has the power of invoking Divine compassion, but it can do nothing against the severe judgments aroused by intramural hatred.
Sefirat HaOmer – What’s It All About?
Here's an overview of Sefirat HaOmer - when, how, and why.
Overview – Sefirat HaOmer and Lag B’Omer
Why must we count on each day from Pesach to Shavuot - is it merely a counting exercise? What's the meaning behind Lag B'Omer?
Counting the Omer
True freedom, which includes liberty from social pressure and bodily urges, comes only from Torah. The Counting of the Omer is our countdown to discovering ourselves...
Counting the Hours to the Final Redemption
"This clock tells us that we are one hour closer to the coming of Mashiach and the Final Redemption," Reb Yissachar Dov continued. "When I heard this clock's...