Haftora: Vay'hi D'var...Halidrosh Ossi

Shabbat Iyar 3, 5703 18th day of the Omer **
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: K'doshim, Shevi'i with Rashi. Tehillim: 18-22. Tanya: Ch. 45. There is yet (p. 237)...explained elsewhere. (p. 239).

One should not drink water before Havdala.

It is possible to utilize for G-d's service, according to Torah, all behavior-traits. This includes those traits that are unwholesome, and even those that are evil, as their names and descriptions indicate.

For example, the Tzadik Rabbi Meshulam Zusya of Anipoli, of blessed memory, learned a number of methods of serving G-d - from a thief:

1. He works quietly without others knowing.

2. He is ready to place himself in danger.

3. The smallest detail is of great importance to him.

4. He labors with great toil.

5. Alacrity.

6. He is confident and optimistic.

7. If he did not succeed the first time, he tries again and again.

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Day four of week 3

Netzach of tiferet

Is my compassion enduring and consistent? Is it reliable or whimsical? Does it prevail among other forces in my life? Do I have the capacity to be compassionate even when I'm busy with other activities or only when it's comfortable for me? Am I ready to stand up and fight for another?

Exercise for the day: In middle of the busy day take a moment and call someone that needs a compassionate word. Defend someone who is in need of sympathy even if it's not a popular position.

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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