Counting of the Omer: Week 1

Correcting the Sefira of Chesed

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 Chesed
Chesed, the most expansive of the Sefirot, representing Mercy, sits below Chochmah on the right-hand column.
Chesed, representing pure positive energy, holds the still undifferentiated seed of all that has taken place between
the upper Sefirot, and since it represents the total Desire to Share, it can be generous to a fault. We all have seen
Chesed run amok. It is the person who weeps more for the criminal than for his victim; it is the poor man who has
won the lottery and gives every penny of his new fortune to charity, leaving his own family destitute. Unrestrained,
Chesed gives until it hurts – to almost everybody.

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

‫אנא‬ ‫י‬ ‫אלהים‬ ‫חסד שבחסד‬ ‫ט"ז בניסן‬

Day 1
‫י״פ אל׃‬ La’Omer ‫עומֶ ר‬
ֹ ָ‫ דאגה ל‬,‫אהבה‬ echad ‫אֶ חָ ד‬ ‫ ע"ה זן‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬
‫בכח‬ ‫ש‬ ‫יחננו‬ ‫גבורה שבחסד‬ ‫י"ז בניסן‬

‫ י״פ‬La’Omer ‫עומֶ ר‬
ֹ ָ‫ל‬ ‫ נלך‬yamim ‫י ִָמים‬ shenei ‫ׁ ְשנֵי‬ ‫ ע"ה זן‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 2
‫אל׃‬
‫גדולת‬ ‫ויברכנו מ‬ ‫תפארת שבחסד‬ ‫י"ח בניסן‬

‫עומֶ ר‬
ֹ ָ‫נלך ל‬ yamim ‫י ִָמים‬ shelosha ‫לשָ ֹה‬
ׁ ‫ׁ ְש‬ ‫ ע"ה זן‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ ע"ה נגד‬hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 3
‫ י״פ אל׃‬L’Omer
‫ימינך‬ ‫ח‬ ‫יאר‬ ‫נצח שבחסד‬ ‫י"ט בניסן‬

‫עומֶ ר‬
ֹ ָ‫ל‬ ‫נלך‬ yamim ‫י ִָמים‬ arba’a ‫אַ ְר ּבָ עָה‬ ‫ ע"ה זן‬,‫ ע"ה מזבח‬,‫ע"ה נגד‬ hayom ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ Day 4
‫ י״פ אל׃‬L’Omer

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 ‫תתיר‬ ‫ו‬ ‫פניו‬ ‫הוד שבחסד‬ ‫כ' בניסן‬

‫עומֶ ר‬
‫נלך לָ ֹ‬ ‫‪yamim‬‬ ‫י ִָמים‬ ‫‪chamisha‬‬ ‫ישה‬
‫חֲ ִמ ׁ ּ ָ‬ ‫‪ hayom‬ע"ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ ‫‪Day 5‬‬
‫י״פ אל׃‬ ‫‪La’Omer‬‬
‫צרורה‬ ‫ו‬ ‫אתנו‬ ‫יסוד שבחסד‬ ‫כ"א בניסן‬

‫עומֶ ר‬
‫לָ ֹ‬ ‫נלך‬ ‫‪yamim‬‬ ‫י ִָמים‬ ‫‪shisha‬‬ ‫שה‬
‫ׁ ִש ׁ ּ ָ‬ ‫ע"ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן‬ ‫‪hayom‬‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום‬ ‫‪Day 6‬‬
‫‪La’Omer‬י״פ אל׃‬
‫אבגיתץ‬ ‫י‬ ‫סלה‬ ‫מלכות שבחסד‬ ‫כ"ב בניסן‬

‫עומֶ ר‬
‫לָ ֹ‬ ‫נלך‬ ‫‪yamim‬‬ ‫הַ ּ ֹיום ‪" hayom‬ה נגד‪ ,‬ע"ה מזבח‪ ,‬ע"ה זן ׁ ִש ְבעָה ‪ shiv’a‬י ִָמים‬ ‫‪Day 7‬‬
‫דאגה׃‬ ‫אהבה‪,‬‬ ‫ע ‪ shavu’a‬אֶ חָ ד ‪echad‬‬ ‫בו ַ‬
‫‪ La’Omer‬י״פ אל ׁשֶ הֵ ם ‪ׁ shehem‬שָ ּ‬

‫‪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

‫ז'‬ ‫למנצח פסוק‬ ‫אנא‬ ‫מ" ב מ" ב‬

‫ששה ש"ך‬ ‫אהי"ה מ"ה ב"ן‬
‫מלכים‬ ‫בנגינות ישמחו‬ ‫בכח‬ ‫דמ"ה דב"ן‬
‫בששת‬ ‫בלע‬ ‫‪Chesed of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫י‬ ‫אלהים‬ ‫אנא‬ ‫י‬ ‫י‬ ‫יוד יוד‬ ‫א‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬
‫הלילות‬ ‫דבלע‬
‫מ" ה‬ ‫יובב‬ ‫‪Gevurah of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫ניצוצין‬ ‫ש‬ ‫יחננו‬ ‫בכח‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪2‬‬
‫דבלע‬
‫מכל ש"ך‬
‫חשם‬ ‫‪Tiferet of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫מ‬ ‫גדולת ויברכנו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ואו וו‬ ‫י‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬
‫דבלע‬
‫ס" ג ) ‪1‬‬
‫די"ן )‪2‬‬ ‫הדד‬ ‫‪Netzach of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫ח‬ ‫יאר‬ ‫ימינך‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬
‫מ" ה ) ‪3‬‬ ‫דבלע‬
‫לב נתיבות‬ ‫שמלה‬ ‫‪Hod of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫ו‬ ‫פניו‬ ‫תתיר‬ ‫י‬ ‫י‬ ‫יוד יוד‬ ‫א‬
‫)‪4‬‬ ‫דבלע‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪5‬‬
‫שד"י )‪5‬‬
‫א"ל אהי"ה‬ ‫שאול‬ ‫‪Yesod of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫ו‬ ‫אתנו‬ ‫צרורה‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫הא הה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬
‫)‪6‬‬ ‫דבלע‬

‫נ' ניצוצין‬
‫בעל חנן‬ ‫אבג‬ ‫‪Malchut of‬‬ ‫‪Day‬‬
‫מכל ש"ך‬ ‫י‬ ‫סלה‬ ‫ואו וו יהוהיו יהוהיו‬ ‫י‬ ‫‪Chesed‬‬ ‫‪7‬‬
‫דבלע‬ ‫יתץ‬
‫הנ"ל‬

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 Consciousness for Week 1 by Karen Berg
Day 1
The energy of today is Loving-Kindness of Loving-Kindness. Just for today and today
only express kindness by smiling all day no matter what happens.

Day 2
The energy of today is Discipline in Loving-Kindness, so just for today replace every
critical thought with a thought of appreciation.

Day 3
The energy of today is Harmony in Loving-Kindness. Just for today notice the beauty
that is all around you

Day 4
The energy of today is Endurance in Loving-Kindness. Just for today let's push
ourselves to do something for somebody else that we only want to do for ourselves.

Day 5
The energy for today is Humility in Loving-Kindness. Just for today follow instead of
lead. Sew what it is like to do what someone else thinks is right.

Day 6
The energy of today is Bonding in Loving-Kindness. Just for today do something with
someone you would not usually work or socialize with.

Day 7
The energy of today is Leadership in Loving-Kindness. Just for today focus on the
things you love to do and do it for another.

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