DAY 17 – OMER 5777
immersive beauty
singing our own harmonies
broken open hearts
TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)  -> TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)
EAST (balance) -> EAST (balance)
Tangerines/Oranges -> Tangerines/Oranges Song of the day – Dida (Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell – beautiful harmonies)
+ a bonus today (for double Tiferet!) – SkyDances (Holly Near singing her own harmonies) 

DAY 19 – OMER 5777
glorious calling
inspired masses marching
standing on one foot
HOD (splendor, awe, humility)  -> TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)
BELOW (rootedness) -> EAST (balance)
Green Grapes -> Tangerines/Oranges
Song of the day – Bread & Roses (Judy Collins)

DAY 20 – OMER 5777
hearts racing through surf
neshama and oliver
grace and beauty soar
YESOD (bonding, foundation) -> TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)
WEST (blending) -> EAST (balance)
Blueberries -> Tangerines/Oranges
Song of the day –  Gracias a la Vida (Mercedes Sosa & Joan Baez)
(English translation of Violet Parra’s beautiful lyrics)

DAY 21 – OMER 5777
singing for our lives
serenaded by angels
divine compassion
MALCHUT/SHECHINA (majesty, divinity)  -> TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)
CENTER (fullness) -> EAST (balance)
Blackberries -> Tangerines/Oranges
Song of the day – Singing for Our Lives (Holly Near) 

DAY 22 – OMER 5777
eternity calls
tall grasses, gentle breezes
living for these times
CHESED (boundless lovingkindness)  -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
SOUTH (inner clarity, essential/self) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Strawberries -> Bananas
Song of the day – Ol’ 55 (Tom Waits)

DAY 23 – OMER 5777
gathering our strength
we’re in it for the long haul
meeting each moment
GEVURAH (focused inner strength) -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
NORTH (vision, mystery) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Raspberries -> Bananas
Song of the day – The Easy Way (Dar Williams)

DAY 24 – OMER 5777
music that endures
encouraging us onward
we shall overcome
TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion) -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
EAST (balance) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Tangerines/Oranges -> Bananas
Song of the day – We Shall Overcome

DAY 26 – OMER 5777
awesome tasks find us
how far can we stretch our hearts?
do not shy away
HOD (awe, humility) -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
BELOW (rootedness) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Green Grapes -> Bananas
Song of the day –  Between Here and Gone (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

DAY 27 – OMER 5777
how can we go on?
together we can make it
always, forever
YESOD (bonding, foundation) -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
WEST (blending) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Blueberries -> Bananas
Song of the day –  You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder, Live at the Obama White House)

DAY 28 – OMER 5777
ocean waves soothe us
connecting with the divine
nothing can kill ants
MALCHUT (majesty, divinity) -> NETZACH (perseverance, endurance)
CENTER (fullness) -> ABOVE (essential/universal)
Blackberries -> Bananas
Song of the day –  Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole)

DAY 29 – OMER 5777
glimpses of splendor
boundless joy for a moment
dancing in your light
CHESED (boundless lovingkindness) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
SOUTH (inner clarity) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Strawberries -> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  Make Someone Happy (Barbra Streisand, Quartet Version)

DAY 30 – OMER 5777
visions melt away
change is just the way things are
shifting with the times
GEVURAH (inner strength, restraint, discernment) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
NORTH (vision, mystery) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Raspberries –> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  The Times They Are A’Changin (Bob Dylan, live 1964)

DAY 31 – OMER 5777
beauty becomes us
gorgeous harmony sings us
compassionate souls
TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
EAST (balance) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Tangerines/Oranges –> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  We Are the World

DAY 33 (LAG B’OMER!) – OMER 5777
glory of glories
happy anniversary
wonders never cease
HOD (splendor, awe, humility) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
BELOW (rootedness) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Green Grapes/Kiwis -> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon)

DAY 34 – OMER 5777
rise and be counted
tenderness of the season
butterfly kisses
YESOD (bonding, foundation) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
WEST (blending) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Blueberries -> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  Glory of Love (Bette Midler)

DAY 35 – OMER 5777
buoyed up by love
comforted in our despair
we are not alone
MALCHUT/SHECHINA (majesty, loving inclusion, all embracing) -> HOD (splendor, awe, humility)
CENTER (fullness) -> BELOW (rootedness)
Blackberries -> Green Grapes/Kiwis
Song of the day –  Wooden Ships (Crosby, Stills & Nash)

DAY 36 – OMER 5777
overflowing love
from the depths of our being
making our own way
CHESED (boundless lovingkindness)  -> YESOD (bonding, foundation)
SOUTH (inner clarity) -> WEST (blending)
Strawberries -> Blueberries
Song of the day –  What the World Needs Now (“Broadway for Orlando”)

DAY 37 – OMER 5777
strength of convictions
floodgates hold back tidal waves
standing our own ground
GEVURAH (inner strength, restraint)  -> YESOD (bonding, foundation)
NORTH (vision, mystery) -> WEST (blending)
Raspberries -> Blueberries
Song of the day –  I Am Woman (Helen Reddy)

DAY 38 – OMER 5777
beauty shining through
source of creativity
singing through us all
TIFERET (beauty, harmony, compassion)  -> YESOD (bonding, foundation)
EAST (balance) -> WEST (blending)
Tangerines/Oranges -> Blueberries
Song of the day –  Sing / Make Your Own Kind of Music (Barbra Streisand, live concert)

DAY 40 – OMER 5777
parched and determined
forty days of wandering
windblown tumbleweed
HOD (splendor, awe, humility)  -> YESOD (bonding, foundation)
BELOW (rootedness) -> WEST (blending)
Green Grapes -> Blueberries
Song of the day – Wrap the Sun Around You  (Holly Near)

rivers rush into oceans
changer and the changed
YESOD (bonding, foundation) -> YESOD (bonding, foundation)
WEST (blending) -> WEST (blending)
Blueberries -> Blueberries
Song of the day –  The Changer and The Changed  (Cris Williamson)