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 5784 Day 1 חסד שבחסד Chesed SheBeChesed

Love. Generosity. Unbounded Giving. Lovingkindness. Outreach within Unbounded Giving. Love. Generosity. Lovingkindness. Generosity. Outreach.

It becomes clear why

We have different languages

When it takes

That Many Words

To describe one, two-syllable utterance

And still come up short.

And as if that wasn’t enough

I almost double over

Tied in knots of delicious incomprehension

When it is folded

Into itself

Chesed SheBeChesed

Let’s try again…

The beloved dog’s sigh

As you finally settle on the couch

The warm fluffball kitten

Who activates new light fields

As she joins you

In your meditation

The kind one

Helping your daughter through

When all you can do

Is witness it through

Muffled voices over the telephone

As you sit in traffic

Omer 5784 Day 2 גבורה שבחסד Gevurah SheBeChesed

Shofarot