Week Seven—Malchut: God's Presence

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The commandment for counting the Omer is from the Torah, written in Vayikra 23:15 & 16:

You shall count from the day after Shabbat, from the day that you bring the waving omer, seven full weeks, even to the next day after the seven-week - you shall count 50 days, and then you will present a new Mincha (thanksgiving offering) unto your God.

Each night, when the sun sets, say the Bracha and then count the appropriate day of the Omer (below).

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As we approach the festival of Shavuot, we approach closer to the sense of God as the Presence that suffuses the world: this is the quality of Malchut. Malchut is the crowning quality of all the Middot, representing both their full integration and their apex. As we approach the holiday of revelation, take some time to review your Omer-counting practice over the last six weeks and think about how it can be further integrated into your life. You will notice that there are no supplementary texts this week, but questions designed to motivate you to review, reflect, and inspire both your thought and your practice as we “Count Up” to the festival of revelation.

Click on the calendar icons below to add the daily prayer prompts to your personal calendar.

Day 43 - June 1 - What mitzvah calls to you today, this week?

Day 44 - June 2 - What teaching stands out to you from the past seven weeks?

Day 45 - June 3 - How do you hear the calling of your soul? How do you hear the Divine within you?

Day 46 - June 4 - How can you sense or feel the Divine presence today?

Day 47 - June 5 - What must it have felt like to be at Sinai, receiving Torah?

Day 48 - June 6 - As you begin the last Shabbat before Shavuot, use the time to reflect on these last seven weeks of the Omer, each with seven days, reflecting the cycle of creation.

Day 49 - June 7 - Choose a specific teaching of Torah you wish to concentrate on this year. Write it down. Keep it close. Share it. Discuss it. Research it. Ask about it. Live it. Become it. Chag Sameach!

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