Omer

Boston Blooms

Posted on April 26, 2013May 23, 2013 by David Fisher

One week removed from the lockdown of my city, spring is reclaiming our streets. In the moments and days following the Boston Marathon bombings, I watched my hometown transform into a combination of t... Read More

Musar, Mindfulness and Counting the Omer

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lauren Tuchman

On the Jewish calendar, we are currently in the period known as Sefira or Sefirat HaOmer—the Counting of the Omer, a forty-nine day period between Passover and Shavuot. Each evening, beginning on th... Read More

A Journey Step-by-Step: Counting the Walk

Posted on April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 by Yaira Robinson

We are walking now. Together, in the wilderness, walking. It’s hot, and dry. Sometimes there’s no water, or the water we find has a bitter taste. We haven’t always known where our next meal will... Read More