Counting of the Omer: Week 2

Correcting the Sefira of Gevurah

Get out your running shoes! The Omer is a marathon of cosmic cleansing. Kabbalah teaches us that during these
forty- nine days following Pesach, we need to take great care in ridding all negative influences from every area of our
lives. After Pesach, we begin anticipating Shavuot, the next holiday and in essence the conclusion of Pesach.
Pesach was a free connection. The Omer is the work we do to earn the Light of Pesach and Shavuot. We cleanse
ourselves by counting the days of the Omer until Shavuot’s arrival. The Omer is counted from the second night of
Pesach through the night before Shavuot. It is best to count the Omer at nightfall; however, one may count at any
time throughout the night.

About Gevurah
Gevurah is known as Judgment. Whereas Chesed gives almost to a fault, Gevurah is miserly. Where Chesed
expands, Gevurah contracts. Where Chesed says “share,” Gevurah says, “What’s in it for me?” Where Chesed
celebrates heroism, Gevurah is a disciplinarian with fear looking over its shoulder. Gevurah, run amok, without
Chesed’s balance, becomes the tyranny of a police state, but the undifferentiated seed that lies in Chesed never
become the differentiated tree without Gevurah’s strong hand. Gevurah bring the energy of the upper Sefirot into
differentiation, which is the beginning of physicality.

Scanning direction

ֹ ָ‫מֶ לֶ ְך ה‬
‫ אֲ ׁשֶ ר ִק ְ ּד ׁשָ ּנו ְ ּב ִמ ְצ ֹותָ יו‬,‫עולָ ם‬ ‫ילה‬ ‫ינו‬ ֹ ֱ‫א‬
ּ ֵ‫לה‬ (‫יאהדונהי )יוד הא ואו הא‬ ְ ּ ָ‫ּב‬
‫רוך אַ ּתָ ה יְ הֹוָײ‬
bemitzvotav kideshanu asher ha’olam melech eloheinu Adonai ata Baruch
‫עומֶ ר עמר גימ' י"פ אל׃‬
ֹ ָ‫ירת ה‬
ַ ‫וְ ִצ ָּו ּנו עַל ְס ִפ‬
ha’omer sefirat al vetzivanu

‫קבל‬ ‫ר‬ ‫לדעת‬ ‫חסד שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ג בניסן‬

ֹ ָ‫ נלך ל‬yamim ‫ י ִָמים‬shemona ‫מונָה‬

‫עומֶ ר‬ ֹ ‫ ע"ה זן ׁ ְש‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 8
‫׃‬echad ‫ ֶאחָ ד‬veyom ‫ וְ ּ ֹיום‬echad ‫ ֶאחָ ד‬shavu’a ‫בו ַע‬ּ ָ‫ ׁש‬sheshem ‫ ׁשֶ הֵ ם‬la’omer
‫רנת‬ ‫נ‬ ‫בארץ‬ ‫גבורה שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ד בניסן‬

la’omer ‫לָעומֶ ר‬
ֹ ‫ נלך‬yamim ‫ָמים‬ ִ ‫ י‬tisha ‫ ע"ה זן ִּת ׁ ְשעָה‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 9
‫ נלך׃‬yamim ‫ י ִָמים‬ushnei ‫ושנֵי‬
ְ ׁ ּ echad ‫ ֶאחָ ד‬shavu’a ‫בו ַע‬ּ ָ‫ ׁש‬shehem ‫ׁשֶ הֵ ם‬
‫עמך‬ ‫נ‬ ‫תפארת שבגבורה דרכך‬ ‫בניסן‬ ‫כ"ה‬

la’omer ‫ נלך לָ ע ֹומֶ ר‬yamim ‫ ָי ִמים‬asara ‫ע ׂשָ ָרה‬ֲ ‫ ע"ה זן‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּי ֹום‬ Day 10
‫ נלך׃‬yamim ‫ י ִָמים‬ushlosha ‫לשָ ה‬ ֹׁ ‫וש‬
ְ ׁ ּ echad ‫ ֶאחָ ד‬shavu’a ‫בו ַע‬
ּ ָ‫ ׁש‬shehem ‫ׁשֶ הֵ ם‬
‫שגבנו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫בכל‬ ‫נצח שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ו בניסן‬

la’omer ‫עומֶ ר‬
ֹ ָ‫ל‬ yom ‫ֹיום‬ asar ‫ע ָׂשָ ר‬ achad ‫ ע"ה זן אַ חַ ד‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 11
‫נלך׃‬ yamim ‫י ִָמים‬ ve’arba’a ‫וְ ַא ְר ּבָ ָעה‬ echad ‫ֶאחָ ד‬ shavu’a ‫ע‬
ַ ‫בו‬
ּ ָ‫ ׁש‬shehem ‫ׁשֶ הֵ ם‬

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 ‫טהרנו‬ ‫ל‬ ‫גוים‬ ‫הוד שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ז בניסן‬

‫‪la’omer‬‬ ‫שנֵים ‪ָ shenem‬עׂשָ ר ‪ֹ asar‬יום ‪ yom‬לָ ֹ‬

‫עומֶ ר‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום ‪ hayom‬ע"ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן ׁ ְ‬ ‫‪Day 12‬‬
‫שה ‪ vachamisha‬י ִָמים ‪ yamim‬נלך׃‬ ‫בו ַע ‪ֶ shavu’a‬אחָ ד ‪ echad‬וַ חֲ ִמ ׁ ּ ָ‬ ‫ׁשֶ הֵ ם ‪ׁ shehem‬שָ ּ‬
‫נורא‬ ‫ישועתך א‬ ‫יסוד שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ח בניסן‬

‫‪yom‬‬ ‫ֹיום‬ ‫‪asar‬‬ ‫ע ָׂשָ ר‬ ‫‪shelosha‬‬ ‫ׁ ְש ֹׁ‬

‫לשָ ה‬ ‫‪ hayom‬ע"ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬
‫‪Day 13‬‬
‫‪veshisha‬‬ ‫שה‬
‫וְ ׁ ִש ׁ ּ ָ‬ ‫‪echad‬‬ ‫ֶאחָ ד‬ ‫‪shavua’a‬‬ ‫בו ַע‬
‫ׁשָ ּ‬ ‫‪shehem‬‬ ‫ׁשֶ הֵ ם‬ ‫‪la’omer‬‬ ‫עומֶ ר‬
‫לָ ֹ‬
‫נלך׃‬ ‫ָמים ‪yamim‬‬‫יִ‬
‫קרע שטן‬ ‫מ‬ ‫יודוך‬ ‫מלכות שבגבורה‬ ‫כ"ט בניסן‬

‫‪yom‬‬ ‫ֹיום‬ ‫‪asar‬‬ ‫ע ָׂשָ ר‬ ‫‪arba’a‬‬ ‫אַ ְר ּבָ עָה‬ ‫‪ hayom‬ע"ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ ‫‪Day 14‬‬
‫בועות ‪shavu’ot‬׃‬
‫ׁשָ ּ ֹ‬ ‫‪shenei‬‬ ‫ׁ ְשנֵי‬ ‫‪shehem‬‬ ‫עומֶ ר ‪ׁ la’omer‬שֶ הֵ ם‬
‫לָ ֹ‬

‫‪Here it is appropriate to meditate on the Sefira of the night as well as scan the meditations of the Ari (in the table‬‬
‫‪below) which correct the Sefira of the night‬‬

‫למנצח‬ ‫אנא‬ ‫מ" ב‬ ‫מ" ב‬ ‫יום‬ ‫יום‬

‫ששה ש"ך‬ ‫אהי"ה מ"ה ב"ן‬
‫בנגינות‬ ‫בכח‬ ‫דב"ן‬ ‫דמ"ה‬ ‫בשבוע לספירה‬
‫‪Chesed of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫לדעת בששת הלילות‬ ‫קבל‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ד‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪8‬‬
‫מ"ה ניצוצין‬ ‫‪Gevurah of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫בארץ‬ ‫רינת‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫יוד יוד‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ב‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪9‬‬
‫מכל ש"ך‬
‫‪Tiferet of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫דרכך ס"ג )‪1‬‬ ‫עמך‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫י‬ ‫ג‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪10‬‬
‫שגבנו בכל די"ן )‪2‬‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ואו וו‬ ‫י‬ ‫יא‬ ‫ד‬
‫‪Netzach of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪11‬‬
‫מ" ה ) ‪3‬‬
‫‪Hod of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫טהרנו גוים לב נתיבות )‪4‬‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫יב‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪12‬‬
‫שד"י )‪5‬‬
‫‪Yesod of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫נורא ישועתך א"ל אהי"ה )‪6‬‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ו‬ ‫יוד יוד‬ ‫א‬ ‫יג‬ ‫ו‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪13‬‬

‫נ' ניצוצין‬ ‫קרע‬ ‫‪Malchut of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬

‫יודוך‬ ‫הא הה דהאואו דההווה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫יד‬ ‫ז‬ ‫‪Gevurah‬‬ ‫‪14‬‬
‫מכל ש"ך הנ"ל‬ ‫שטן‬

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 Daily Consciousness for Week 2 by Karen Berg

Day 8
Today is the energy of Loving-Kindness in Discipline. Just for today notice if your
criticism of others is really meant for yourself. Recognize what advice you would give
those you want to criticize, and then take it for yourself.

Day 9
Today is the energy of Discipline in Discipline. Take a look at the areas in your life
where you have given yourself permission to let negativity run rampant. Today, all day,
control your negative patterns; don’t give yourself the space, to yell, to overeat, to
smoke, to feel depressed...

Day 10
Today is the energy of Compassion in Discipline. To truly listen is the key for
compassion, today all day really, really listen to others.

Day 11
Today is the energy of Endurance in Discipline. Think about a part of your life you have
given up on. Is there more you can still do? Instead of feeling like a victim and shutting
down, today take responsibility for what went wrong and do something to open up
again.

Day 12
Today is the energy of Humility in Discipline. Know that without the Creator there is
nothing you can do. Today all day get out of the way and make room for the Light.

Day 13
Today is the energy of Bonding in Discipline. Today share your realization from Day 11
with another person, devise a plan where you can help them to persevere, and they can
help you keep going.

Day 14
Today is the energy of Leadership in Discipline. Today when you see the things you
want to change in yourself, remember human dignity begins with you. Mistakes are part
of the plan. That is why pencils have erasers. When you can move easily out of your
own mistakes, you can help others move easily out of theirs.

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