Week Six: Connection / Yesod Day 36. Do not delight in issuing judgments or rulings. In the kabbalistic practice of linking the weeks of the Omer to the lower seven ‘fractals’ of divinity called Sephirot [which also means ‘countings’], this week coincides with the sephirah of Yesod. Yesod means foundation. Rav Itamar Schwartz links this aspect of godliness with the middah of hitqashrut or connection. We might long for connection. We also fear it. Our fear urges us to pro

Day 3. Consciously arranged speech requires thinking before you speak. Before opening your mouth clarify for yourself the following questions: a) To whom am I communicating? b) What is it I really want to say to them, c) Can what I have to say really benefit them, and if so, how? d) Can I communicate what I want to say clearly and concisely, and if so how? Know how long and how much you will say before you begin to speak and your words will carry more weight, or cavod.…and ar