hazzan Diana Brewer was ordained through the aleph ordination program. she leads prayer services regularly at the jewish community of amherst, and is on the staff of the davvenen leadership training institute.

Omer Day 44 גבורה שבמלכות Gevurah SheBeMalchut

Discipline. Structure. Discernment. Withholding. Strength. Boundaries within Presence. Reality. Actualization. Shekhina. Majesty. Sovereignty.

1) How am I to discern between Reality and the thing my mind tells me is true? It’s simple, really: my mind is crowded and noisy, and Your Voice is still and quiet, G8d of Surprises.

2) Sometimes, Withholding is the best thing for a relationship - judgement, criticism, motives… If I can Withhold these things, we can truly meet in Presence.

3) Head. Feet. Shoulders. Knees. Chest. Thighs. Abdomen. This is the scaffold that holds open the gates of prayer.

Today, may your wise Discernment lead you to true Reality. May the Structures you have put in place lead to hopes and dreams Actualized. May you find Strength in loving Presence.

Omer Day 45 תפארת שבמלכות Tiferet SheBeMalchut

Omer Day 43 חסד שבמלכות Chesed SheBeMalchut