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By Simon Jacobson
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Day Five: Hod of Chesed

5th Day of the Omer

You can often get locked in love and be unable to forgive your beloved or to bend or compromise your position. Hod introduces the aspect of humility in love; the ability to rise above yourself and forgive or give in to the one you love just for the sake of love even if you're convinced that you're right. Arrogant love is not love.

Does love humble me? Am I arrogant notwithstanding - or sometimes, because I have the capacity to love? Do I realize that the ability to love comes from a greater, higher place; from G-d? And knowing that shouldn't I enter into any love with total humility, recognizing the great privilege of being able to love. Do I realize that through love I receive more than I give? Do I appreciate the one I love for this?

Exercise for the day: Swallow your pride and reconcile with a loved one you have quarreled with.

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Posted: Apr 25, 2011
Hope
The victim has become the oppressor and Goliath struts around the world stage as David. Yom Haatzmaut should come to remind us of the real story, of God’s grace unto us in a dismal century, of Jewish heroism and purpose and of triumph against all odds and powerful enemies.
It should also remind the world that even though it is popular and oh so politically correct and progressively noble to damn Israel, in the long run it is very counterproductive to do so. Just ask the Soviet Union! So let us take these days to heart and stand tall for our God and land.
Shabbat shalom.
Posted By Anonymous, Boise, ID/USA

Posted: Apr 24, 2011
Hod of Chesed
Where does humility through lovingkindness to another meet respect for your own self and living your truth?
Posted By lynn kohain, tucson, az

Posted: Apr 5, 2010
love
Exercise for the day: Swallow your pride and reconcile with a loved one you have quarreled with.
But..how to give this love and reconcile when the person does not want to hear your words...and shuts you out completely?
In a sense...you are left standing there..with love, words and actions...but no one to take/receive? So..you love...one-sided.. in silence..apart. This is a problem.
Posted By nana, jermyn, PA

Posted: Apr 4, 2010
Love and Humility
I love the daily spiritual guide to counting the Omer! It's so full of wisdom and inspiration. Thank you. This is my frst year coutning the Omer.
How can one know and reconcile the differance between a love that has humility and one that goes on lonely, weary and defeated from spouse that is abusive, one that I have forgiven over and over again only to have history repeat itself? I think I have shown much humility over the years by yielding to him and aplogizing for whatever it was that made him angry even when I didn't think I'd done anything wrong. He criticized me and berated me, condescended me in front of child and was cold and abusive. Was I wrong to end the marriage? I must have peace in my home for myself and my child?
Posted By Anonymous, Parlin, New Jersey

Posted: Apr 4, 2010
humility
a humble person will do exactly what one needs to do for love in a self-less manner.
i was married to someone who could not understand this concept; so i experienced first hand his ego and arrogance. even if one is "right", that is not the issue between loved ones. it is humility that allows a couple to forgive and truely open up to loving one another.
Posted By anne, agoura

Posted: Apr 18, 2006
Hod of Chesed
Thank you for such a wonderful commentary on Hod of Chesed. My wonderful Jewish soul mate and I had been arguing, but after having read your article, I told him that I was sorry for not having enough humility in my love for him. He was touched and there is peace between us again. It really made me think when you said to "give in to a loved one just for the sake of love even if you're convinced that you are right." Thank you again for a wonderful article.
Posted By Rivkah Scherr, Alpharetta, GA



 


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