Try this: Take a walk in your neighborhood. Step outside during each day. More…

Why: The Creator’s rest on the seventh day is recalled multiple times in Shabbat services. Perhaps the “six days of creation” story is in the Torah to show that taking rest each week is a built-in part of the world, as natural as sun, plants, and animals. Our present world seems to worship speed. People inspired to do good work suffer frequent burnout. Going outside to soak up the perfection of nature allows us to take a breath of rest and recognize the Creation as “tov meod” (very good). More…

How to Count the Omer

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