Sunday Iyar 25, 5703 40th day of the Omer **
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Bamidbar, First Parsha with Rashi. Tehillim: 119, 1-96. Tanya: In a truly (p. 269)...in the very lowest. (p. 269).

Among the Alter Rebbe's Maamarim of 5555 (1795) in Lyozna:

"The reward of a mitzva is the mitzva." [1]

The mitzva in its ultimate essence - state is the reward.

The revelation of this essence will take place in the Time to Come. This is the "enduring principal of the mitzva." [2]

However, man also "eats of its fruits in This World," [3] each mitzva according to its particular nature; i.e. when man has that particular need, he is answered.

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) Pirkei Avot 4:2.

2. (Back to text) Pei'a 1:1.

3. (Back to text) Ibid. See Siddur p. 10, "These are the precepts, the fruits of which man enjoys in this world, while the enduring principal (reward) remains in the World to Come etc..."

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Day five of week 6

Hod of yesod

Humility is crucial in healthy bonding. Arrogance divides people. Preoccupation with your own desires and needs separates you from others. Humility allows you to appreciate another person and bond with him. Bonding that is just an extension of your own needs is only bonding tighter with yourself. Healthy bonding is the union of two distinct people, with independent personalities, who join for a higher purpose than satisfying their own needs.

True humility comes from recognizing and acknowledging G-d in your life. Am I aware of the third partner - G-d - in bonding? And that this partner gives me the capacity to unite with another, despite our distinctions.

Exercise for the day: When praying acknowledge G-d specifically for helping you bond with others.

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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