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 5 הוד שבחסד Hod SheBeChesed

Wow! Humility. Receptivity. Space. Peak within Lovingkindness. Generosity. Gratitude-in-Action. Love. Unbounded Giving. Outreach.

Before The Internet

When hardly anybody had even heard of

An “Answering Machine”

There was

The Apology Line

Mr. Apology used this new-fangled

“Phone Machine” to make Space

For anybody who wanted to

Get something off their chest

Mr. Apology never answered the phone

But he listened to every single message

Never growing tired of Receiving what was left

The way you never tire of watching sunsets, he said

Those who called never

Spoke with him

Or directly with each other

Yet a community formed

In this Space born of a Loving heart

To hear more about Mr. Apology check out this episode of Criminal with Phoebe Judge.

Omer 5784 Day 6 יסוד שבחסד Yesod SheBeChesed

Omer 5784 Day 4 נצח שבחסד Netzach SheBeChesed