Author Archives: davka

counting the omer to climb over the rainbow from slavery to royalty at Sinai

Posted on 2021/04/02 by davka

Count­ing the Omer Imag­ine a 7×7 grid. royg­biv Each row, from right to left, is a dif­fer­ent col­or of the rain­bow at 25% con­cen­tra­tion: red, orange, yel­low, green, blue, indi­go and vio­let. Each col­umn, from bot­tom to top, is also a dif­fer­ent col­or … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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learning the cheers

Posted on 2021/02/06 by davka

When was the last time you…  attend­ed a con­cert? went to a sports event? played a musi­cal instru­ment with a group of peo­ple? played a group sport? par­tic­i­pat­ed in a barn rais­ing? helped build a house with Habi­tat For Human­i­ty? par­tic­i­pat­ed in any col­lec­tive endeav­or? Same with me. An … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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