#omer

[kimchicuddles]

For my mishpocha who are counting. I wanted to share this with you this year, as we wander the desert back to the place that our souls first met and have always been.

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The Omer is counted every nightfall starting the 2nd night of Passover until the night before Shavuot (marking when we received the Torah). This yearly cycle of counting lasts 49 days and every nightfall has its own opportunity for reflection. 

Each of the 7 weeks has its own focus and each of the 7 days within each week has its own focus within that focus. 

During Sefirat Ha'Omer, we are invited on a mystical journey, a journey that spirals us deeper and deeper into discovering what exists within our psyches and souls...

Tonight's focus is chesed within chesed. Lovingkindness within lovingkindness.

Chesed is a word without direct English equivalent but is often translated as lovingkindness, and is connected to ideas of an unconditional constant flow of the vibrant spark of creation itself.

In what ways do I block that flow and withhold the fullness in my heart? 

When do I feel most connected and attuned to the abundance of love within me?

#omer #counting the omer #passover #pesach #chesed

[gliklofhameln]

Memorial Tablet and Omer calendar by Baruch Zvi Ring (c. 1872-1927). Rochester, New York, United States. 1904. Ink, paint, pencil, and watercolour on cut-out paper.

Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who arrived in great numbers in the late 19th century, brought the art of paper-cutting, which they employed for many types of written documents connected with religious ceremony. Baruch Zvi Ring came to Rochester from Vishya, Lithuania, in 1902, two years before he created this work. His earliest known paper-cut had been created in Europe when Ring was only ten years old. It shows the same love of intricate patterns and clarity of composition seen here.

The artist's signature appears in the lozenges attached to the lower roundels: "My handiwork in which I glory (Is. 60:21) From me, Baruch Azi son of Jacob Ring."

#jumblr #judaism #baruch zvi ring #usa #omer #shavuot #mishnah #papercutting #myposts

[who-peed-in-your-cheerios]

#personal #jumblr #the omer #ספירת העומר #judaism #omer

[perimsmouse]

Chag Pesach Sameach, y'all! Tonight, we get to start counting the omer!

#jumblr #jewish holidays #jewblr #jewish #omer #pesach #jewish positivity

[bittergloss]

Ah, Ömer Ademoğlu... what am I to do with you.

Ömer (2023) - 2x06

#omer #Ömer #selahattin paşalı #gökçe bahadir #turkishedit #mygif #o-m #the way his voice trembled at that second line....... #omer being a devout believer makes me feel crazy when he talks abt his feelings for her in relation to god

[girlactionfigure]

i hate to be the bearer of bad news

Jewish Memes Only

#Omer #Judaism #humour

[anonymousdandelion]

#jumblr #frumblr #judaism #Omer #counting the omer #sefirat haomer #polls #poll #dandelion polls #jumblr poll

[thepomegranatewitch]

omer counter 5783

Posting 6 Apr 2023 / 15 Nisan 5783: tonight starts the omer! You can check out HebCal's handy checker for what day of the omer it is at this link.

Image description: a digital collage with full colour botanical illustrations. A flowering branch of pomegranate has a sheaf of wheat in the middle. A spiral of moon phases in black starting from center top and ending with a gibbous moon at the straw for the sheaf of wheat.

For some people, this is something they were never taught about and you'll be surprised to hear about it. For others, it's a quotidian count without much more. For others (like me), it's a chance to do a little study each evening and take stock of your actions between Pesach and Shavuot. (Same goes for Shavuot - maybe it's a day you look forward to for study or for cheesecake, maybe it's something you never heard about. I like it because it brings together multiple of my loves: cream-based desserts, reading, flowers, and staying up all night.)

Image descriptions. Two photographs. Left is a single particularly tall stalk of blooming wild radish in a field of blooming white radish. The horizon shows some trees and the top third of the photo is a clear blue sky. Right is a bee about to collect nectar from a branch of flowering white ornamental pear. Her legs are visibly packed with golden pollen. The background is bokeh branches with few leaves on a sunny day.

The kabbalists introduced the practice of considering seven of the sefirot on the tree of life over the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuot as we metaphorically journey from the Narrow Place to Revelation. Each week has a sefira and each day has a sefira, so you end up considering each of them within each other: what does lovingkindness within discipline look like? What is sovereignty and humility within splendor? What is splendor within sovereignty?

Image description. Two images almost the same. Both depict a white kabbalistic tree of life collaged on a photo of the sea and mountains on the horizon at sunset with a subtle trans pride palette. The left has only Hebrew and the right has English transliteration under the Hebrew.

I have counted for a couple years now in chevruta and learn something new about myself, my friends, and our texts each year. If you've never tried counting before but are game to take a look, if you've tried before but this year you're going to complete it, or you've done this before and are looking to consider your practice from another angle, I have a tool for you!

I wrote an omer counter off my notes. We will never achieve full understanding, and each year will change and our understanding with us.

Image description: the cover of the omer counter with previously described pomegranate spiral moon and wheat image at center. Top reads counting the omer in English and Hebrew with the year 5783. Bottom right has artist signature in Korean and English transliteration of Hebrew.

There's a big at-a-glance spread of the count:

Image description: a double spread, split into two images, in black and white of a calendar with Gregorian and Hebrew dates, day of the count, sefirot, moon phases, and Jewish holidays.

There are quick breakdowns that invite you to consider your own systems and give background for

why and how to count

the tree of life

sefirot etymology and translations

what Shavuot is

Each week has a double spread with plenty of space for your own notes, the sefira of the week, translations of the sefira, the blessing for counting the omer in Hebrew and English, and the day of the count in Hebrew and English. These are my own using my consistent queer and poetic grounding to get the cultural and not just literal meaning across, using multiple names and genders for the Divine.

Image description: a double spread showing the week focusing on the sefira tiferet, in all black and white, as described in the above paragraph.

If this piques your interest, or you'd just like to support a mixed race queer Jew, please consider visiting my ko-fi, where you can get a PDF for as low as $5, or my redbubble, where you can purchase stickers, notebooks, and cards with the images.

#omer #shavuot #shavuos #jewish #judaism #jewish witch #jewish witchcraft #jewitch #mixedrace #digital art #brachot #bracha #jewish magic #jewish art #omer counter #counting the omer #stickers #tekhine #support an artist #earth based judaism #earth-based judaism #queer jews #jewblr #jewish stuff #pomegranates #jumblr

[agenta547]

#green homer #homer #omer #simpson #simpso #thed simpson #the simpson #simpsin #green #awesome

[illmamnim-art]

Soft music to pass the night with

#artists on tumblr #original art #ocs #paper trails #man tagging original art is tough #original characters #peter #gil #shahar #omer

[wanderthrubooks]

Counting the Omer update

G-d: please do something every day in a sequence

Me: got it

My ADD brain: oh man I do not got it

#omer #counting the omer #adhd #counting is hard #week 2 being discipline is perfect

[gliklofhameln]

Omer calendar from Nikolsburg, Moravia. 1776.

#jumblr #judaism #omer #moravia #czechia #manuscripts #myposts

[postcard-from-the-past]

Clairmarais wetland in Saint-Omer, Artois region of northern France

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1914 to Lyon

#lyon #historic #saint #photo #briefkaart #vintage #region #1914 #omer #sepia #photography #carte postale #postcard #mailed #postkarte #saint-omer #france #postal #tarjeta #wetland #northern #ansichtskarte #french #clairmarais #old #ephemera #postkaart #artois

[whumpookies]

Ezel: episode 3

Omër's suffering is only just beginning, being thrown into the 'pit' with days of being deprived of light, interaction and isolation.

The head guard a bitter man wanting the money Omër "stole" drags him out and beats him promising if he does not tell him where the "money" is he will regret living.

Omër is saved this once but it will continue.

#Ezel #Omër #Omer #Isolation #Prison #Hurt #Angst #Deprived #Beaten #Needs help #Someone seriously needs to save this poor boy #Omg it gets worse trust me #I watched the last episode i cried #Whumpookies #Whump #Whump cookies all around

[the-black-parade-system]

If u do OM lets be moots‼️‼️

#OM #odyssey of the mind #omer

[girlactionfigure]

Heimish Humor

#Omer #Jewish humour