Tuesday Iyar 13, 5703 * 28th day of the Omer **
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: B'har, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 69-71. Tanya: So, indeed, is (p. 251)...and the limited. (p. 253).

At Mincha, Tachanun is said.

The Alter Rebbe once said (during those years that he would say short Maamarim): "Know what is above you." [1]

Know that everything "above" in the supernal Sefirot and Partzufim (Divine emanations and configurations), all derives "from you" [2]; it all depends on man's service. [3]

   

Notes:

* This day marks the Yahrzeit, in 5712 (1952) of R. Yisrael Aryeh Leib of blessed memory, brother of the Rebbe Sh'lita.
1. (Back to text) Avot 2:1.

2. (Back to text) Manifestations of the Divine Emanations, whether Chessed (Kindness) or Gevura (Severity), are determined by Man. Man's actions are independent and real, and from Above, G-d reacts to Man, "reflects" Man's actions.

   Man may be insignificant from one perspective, but his importance is cosmic from another. "I am dust and ashes" expresses one view; "The universe was created on my account" expresses the second.

3. (Back to text) The quotation from Avot may therefore be translated, "Know, that what is Above is from you."

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Day Seven of week 4

Malchus of Netzach

Sovereignty is the cornerstone of endurance. Endurance that encompasses the previous six qualities is indeed a tribute and testimony to the majesty of the human spirit.

Is my endurance dignified? Does it bring out the best in me? When faced with hardships do I behave like a king or queen, walking proudly with my head up, confident in my G-d-given strengths, or do I cower and shrivel up in fear? Exercise for the day: Fight for a dignified cause.

From:

A Spiritual Guide to the counting of the Omer

Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement

The Forty-Nine Days of Sefirah

by Simon Jacobson

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