• Rosh Chodesh Until Sivan 12, inclusively, do not say Tachanun.

Friday Sivan, 1, 5703 45th day of the Omer **
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Bamidbar, Shishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 1-9. Tanya: But what is (p. 273)...commandments of the Torah. (p. 273).

"Throw a stick into the air; it will fall back on Ikrei, its root- side. [1]

Our fathers, the holy Rebbes, bequeathed a boundless heritage to the first Chassidim, that their sons' children and their daughters' children throughout the generations, in whatever country and environment they may be, will have that "root" - which is the attraction of their "inwardness of heart" to the rock from which they were hewn.

At times this element is covered and concealed in a number of garbs. This, then, is the Avoda of whoever desires life - to remove these coverings, to establish for himself periods for the study of Chassidus, and to conduct himself in the manner of the Chassidic community.

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) Bereishit Rabba, end of 53. Viz. Likutei Sichot Vol. 4, p. 1251.

   The stick will tend to land on its thick end which was nearest to the roots; Ikrei also connotes "its essential element."

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Day three of week 7

Tiferet of malchut

Examine the compassion of sovereignty. A good leader is a compassionate one. Is my compassion compromised because of my authority? Do I realize that an integral part of dignity is compassion?

Tiferet - harmony - is critical for successful leadership. Do I manage a smooth-running operation? Am I organized? Do I give clear instructions to my subordinates? Do I have difficulty delegating power? Does my organization work as a team? Do we have frequent staff meetings to coordinate our goals and efforts?

Exercise for the day: Review an area where you wield authority and see if you can polish it up and increase its effectiveness by curtailing excesses and consolidating forces.

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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