Remaining Posts for the Year 5774 (Friday 24th of Elul - Tuesday, 6th of Tishrei)

Friday is the third day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Friday is also the first day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Kamatz:

א. הַלְלוּיָהּ

To find the vowel connected to each Hallelu, just find the vowel comes immediately after word "Hallelu." If a vowel has already been used, find the next available vowel. The last three Hallelu's stand for the three Chatafs. (It might be worth noting that they repeat the word Tziltzeleh (which has three shvahs).


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Friday is also the second day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Tzerei:

 | הַלְלוּ אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ


Sunday is the fifth day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Sunday is also the third day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Chirik:

הַלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּוֹ:


Monday is the sixth day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Monday is also the fourth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Shvah:

ב. הַלְלוּהוּ בִּגְבוּרֹתָיו

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Tuesday is also the fifth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Cholam:

הַלְלוּהוּ כְּרֹב גֻּדְלוֹ:

Wednesday is the first day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Wednesday is also the sixth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Patach:

ג. הַלְלוּהוּ בְּתֵקַע שׁוֹפָר


Thursday, Rosh Hashanah is the second day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Thursday is also the seventh day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Segol:

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּנֵבֶל וְכִנּוֹר:


Friday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah is the third day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Friday is also the eighth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Shuruk:

ד. הַלְלוּהוּ בְתֹף וּמָחוֹל


Shabat (usually Tzom Gedaliah) is the fourth day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Shabat is also the ninth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Kubutz:

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּמִנִּים וְעֻגָב:


Sunday is the fifth day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Sunday is also the tenth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Chataf-Kamatz:

ה. הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁמַע

Monday is the sixth day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Monday is also the eleventh day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Chataf-Patach:

הַלְלוּהוּ בְּצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָה:

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 52, the week of Daat/Keter (Knowledge/Crown). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Monday is also the twelfth day of the additional half-cycle of 12-days cycle of the year, related to the Hebrew vowels. The following segment of Psalm 150 is connected to the vowel called the Chataf-Segol:

ו. כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַלְלוּיָהּ:

Thursday, 23rd of Elul, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 51, the week of Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Thursday is also the twenty-second day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

from the house of your god I will cut off

מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֶיךָ אַכְרִית

Wednesday, 22nd of Elul, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 51, the week of  Binah (Understanding). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Wednesday is also the twenty-first day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

Though they be at peace...

אִם שְׁלֵמִים

Tuesday, 21st of Elul, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 50, the week of Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Tuesday is also the twentieth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

one who counsels wickedness. 12. So said the Lord:

רָעָה יֹעֵץ בְּלִיָּעַל יב. כֹּה | אָמַר יְהֹוָה:

Monday, 20th of Elul, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 50, the week of Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Monday is also the nineteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

קִבְרֶךָ כִּי קַלּוֹתָ:

your grave, for you have become worthless.

Sunday, 19th of Elul, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 50, the week of Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Shabat is also the eighteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzadi:

יד. וְצִוָּה עָלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה

14. And the Lord shall command concerning you;

Friday, 17th of Elul and Shabat, 18th of Elul, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 50, the week of Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Friday is also the sixteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

and passed over, I will no longer afflict you. 13. And now I will break off...

וְעָבָר וְעִנִּתִךְ לֹא אֲעַנֵּךְ עוֹד יג. וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁבֹּר


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 50, the week of Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Shabat is also the seventeenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

a graven image and a molten image; I will make

פֶּסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה אָשִׂים

Thursday, 16th of Elul, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 50, the week of  Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Thursday is also the fifteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

10. For, while the thorns are entangled and the drunkards are drinking, they are consumed like dry stubble,

י. כִּי עַד סִירִים סְבֻכִים וּכְסָבְאָם סְבוּאִים אֻכְּלוּ כְּקַשׁ יָבֵשׁ

Wednesday, 15th of Elul, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 50, the week of  Chochmah (Wisdom). Weeks 50-52 are equivalent to "Shavuot" of this year and Passover of the year that is to come.

Wednesday is also the fourteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the fourteenth letter, the Nun:

-and likewise many-and likewise they have crossed

  וְכֵן רַבִּים וְכֵן נָגוֹזּוּ:

Tuesday, 14th of Elul, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 49 and the forty-ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Kingship within Kingship within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the thirteenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

מָלֵא יא. מִמֵּךְ יָצָא חֹשֵׁב עַל יְהֹוָה:

fully ripe. 11. From you has emanated one who plots evil against the Lord,

מֹטֵהוּ מֵעָלָיִךְ וּמוֹסְרֹתַיִךְ אֲנַתֵּק:

his yoke from you, and I will rend your bonds asunder.

Monday, 13th of Elul, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 49 and the forty-eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Foundation within Kingship within Kingship.

Monday is also the twelfth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

No more [offspring] of your name shall be sown;

לֹא יִזָּרַע מִשִּׁמְךָ עוֹד

Sunday, 12th of Elul, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 49 and the forty-seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship within Kingship.

Sunday is also the eleventh day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

He will make a full end; the trouble will not rise twice.

 כָּלָה הוּא עֹשֶׂה לֹא תָקוּם פַּעֲמַיִם צָרָה :

Friday, 10th of Elul, and Shabat 11th of Elul, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 49 and the forty-fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Kingship within Kingship.

Friday is also the ninth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

7. The Lord is good-yea, a stronghold on a day of trouble- and is cognizant of those who trust in Him. 8. But, with an overrunning flood...

ז. טוֹב יְהֹוָה לְמָעוֹז בְּיוֹם צָרָה וְיֹדֵעַ חֹסֵי בוֹ ח. וּבְשֶׁטֶף עֹבֵר כָּלָה:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 49 and the forty-sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Kingship within Kingship.

Shabat is also the tenth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

He shall make a full end of its place, and darkness shall pursue His enemies. 9. What do you think of the Lord?

יַעֲשֶׂה מְקוֹמָהּ וְאֹיְבָיו יְרַדֶּף חֹשֶׁךְ ט. מַה תְּחַשְּׁבוּן אֶל יְהֹוָה:

Thursday, 9th of Elul, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 49 and the forty-fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Kingship within Kingship.

Thursday is also the eighth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

His wrath has reached [the earth] like fire, and the rocks have been broken up by Him.

 חֲמָתוֹ נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ וְהַצֻּרִים נִתְּצוּ מִמֶּנּוּ:

Wednesday, 8th of Elul, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 49 and the forty-third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeMalchut shebeMalchut, Kindness within Kingship within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the seventh day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the seventh letter, the Zayin:

6. Who can stand before His fury and who can rise amidst His wrath?

 ו. לִפְנֵי זַעְמוֹ מִי יַעֲמוֹד וּמִי יָקוּם בַּחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ

Tuesday, 7th of Elul, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 48 and the forty-second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Kingship within Foundation within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the sixth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the sixth letter, the Vav:

and the land raised up from before Him-and the inhabited earth and all who dwell thereon.

וַתִּשָּׂא הָאָרֶץ מִפָּנָיו וְתֵבֵל וְכָל יוֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ:

Monday, 6th of Elul, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 48 and the forty-first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Foundation within Foundation within Kingship.

Monday is also the fifth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the fifth letter, the Heh:

the rivers; Bashan and Carmel are cut off, and the blossoms of the Lebanon are cut off. 5. Mountains quaked because of him and the hills melted,

הַנְּהָרוֹת הֶחֱרִיב אֻמְלַל בָּשָׁן וְכַרְמֶל וּפֶרַח לְבָנוֹן אֻמְלָל ה. הָרִים רָעֲשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְהַגְּבָעוֹת הִתְמֹגָגוּ:

Sunday, 5th of Elul, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 48 and the fortieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation within Kingship.

Sunday is also the fourth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

His way; and cloud is the dust of His feet.  4. He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and He has dried up (and) all...

 דַּרְכּוֹ וְעָנָן אֲבַק רַגְלָיו ד. גּוֹעֵר בַּיָּם וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ וְכָל:

Friday, 3rd of Elul and Shabat, 4th of Elul, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 48 and the thirty-eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Foundation within Kingship.

Friday is also the second day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

and is full of wrath; the Lord avenges Himself upon His adversaries, and He bears a grudge against His enemies. 3. The Lord is slow to anger...

וּבַעַל חֵמָה נֹקֵם יְהֹוָה לְצָרָיו וְנוֹטֵר הוּא לְאֹיְבָיו ג. יְהֹוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 48 and the thirty-ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Victory/Discipline within Foundation within Kingship.

Shabat is also the third day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

and great in power, but He will surely not acquit; the Lord-[His way] is with a tempest and with a storm and cloud is the dust of His feet.

וּגְדָל כֹּחַ וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהֹוָה בְּסוּפָה וּבִשְׂעָרָה

Thursday, 2nd of Elul, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 48 and the thirty-seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Foundation within Kingship.

Thursday is also the first day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi).  The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the first letter, the Alef:

2. The Lord is a jealous and vengeful God...

ב. אֵל קַנּוֹא וְנֹקֵם יְהֹוָה נֹקֵם יְהֹוָה

Wednesday, 1st of Elul, Second Day of Rosh Chodesh, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 48 and the thirty-sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Kindness within Foundation within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the twenty-second day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). The following verse (19) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

19. [But] You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne endures throughout the generations.

יט. אַתָּה יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב כִּסְאֲךָ לְדוֹר וָדוֹר:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Tuesday, 30th of Av, Rosh Chodesh Elul, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 47 and the thirty-fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeHod shebeMalchut, Kingship within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the twenty-first day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse ( ) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

15. The joy of our heart has ceased, our dancing has turned into mourning.

טו. שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ לִבֵּנוּ נֶהְפַּךְ לְאֵבֶל מְחוֹלֵנוּ:
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Monday, 29th of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 47 and the thirty-fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeHod shebeMalchut, Foundation within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Monday is also the twentieth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (12) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

12. Princes were hanged by their hands, elders were not shown respect.

יב. שָׂרִים בְּיָדָם נִתְלוּ פְּנֵי זְקֵנִים לֹא נֶהְדָּרוּ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Sunday, 28th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 47 and the thirty-third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeHod shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Sunday is also the nineteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (14) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

14. The elders have ceased from the [city] gate, the young men from their music.

יד. זְקֵנִים מִשַּׁעַר שָׁבָתוּ בַּחוּרִים מִנְּגִינָתָם:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Friday, 26th and Shabat, 27th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 47 and the thirty-first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeHod shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Friday is also the seventeenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

16. The crown of our head has fallen, woe to us, for we have sinned.

טז. נָפְלָה עֲטֶרֶת רֹאשֵׁנוּ אוֹי נָא לָנוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 47 and the thirty-second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeHod shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Shabat is also the eighteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzadik:

6. We have stretched out our hands to Egypt [and to] Assyria to get enough food.

ו. מִצְרַיִם נָתַנּוּ יָד אַשּׁוּר לִשְׂבֹּעַ לָחֶם:
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Thursday, 25th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 47 and the thirtieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeHod shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Thursday is also the sixteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

8. Slaves rule over us, [and] there is none to deliver [us] from their hand.

ח. עֲבָדִים מָשְׁלוּ בָנוּ פֹּרֵק אֵין מִיָּדָם:


Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Wednesday, 24th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 47 and the twenty-ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeHod shebeMalchut, Kindness within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the fifteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

18. For Mount Zion, which was desolate; foxes prowled over it.

יח. עַל הַר צִיּוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמֵם שׁוּעָלִים הִלְּכוּ בוֹ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Tuesday, 23rd of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 46 and the twenty-eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Kingship within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the fourteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourteenth letter, the Nun:

11. They have outraged women in Zion [and] maidens in the cities of Judah.

יא. נָשִׁים בְּצִיּוֹן עִנּוּ בְּתֻלֹת בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

11. Women in Zion answered (ענו) maidens in the cities of Judah.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Monday, 22nd of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 46 and the twenty-seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Foundation within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Monday is also the thirteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

4. Our water we have drunk for payment; our wood needs must come by purchase.

ד. מֵימֵינוּ בְּכֶסֶף שָׁתִינוּ עֵצֵינוּ בִּמְחִיר יָבֹאוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

4. Our water we have drunk in silver; our wood needs must come on pricey (objects).

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Sunday, 21st of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 46 and the twenty-sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Sunday is also the twelfth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (20) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

20. Why do You forget us forever, forsake us so long?

כ. לָמָּה לָנֶצַח תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ תַּעַזְבֵנוּ לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

20. Why? Because You  [stay by our side] forever. Forget us? Forsake us? [No, rather] it is for the length of days.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Friday, 19th of Av, and Shabat, 20th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 46 and the twenty-fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Friday is also the tenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (3) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

3. We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers are like widows.

ג. יְתוֹמִים הָיִינוּ וְאֵין אָב אִמֹּתֵינוּ כְּאַלְמָנוֹת:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

3. (We were humble like) orphans and (reached) "nothingness." (He was a) Father of our mothers (because their humility was) like (that of) widows.


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 46 and the twenty-fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Shabat is also the eleventh day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (22) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

22. For if You have utterly rejected us, You have [already] been exceedingly wroth against us.

כב. כִּי אִם מָאֹס מְאַסְתָּנוּ קָצַפְתָּ עָלֵינוּ עַד מְאֹד:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

22. For if You have rejected our rejection, You have been exceedingly wroth against our yokes ("Oleinu") [of exile].
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Thursday, 18th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 46 and the twenty-third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Thursday is also the ninth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (13) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

13. Young men carried the millstones, [and] youths stumbled under [loads of] wood.
יג. בַּחוּרִים טְחוֹן נָשָׂאוּ וּנְעָרִים בָּעֵץ כָּשָׁלוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively by applying it to Israel's enemies.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13.  Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Wednesday, 17th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 46 and the twenty-second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Kindness within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the eighth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (1) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

2. Our heritage has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens.

ב. נַחֲלָתֵנוּ נֶהֶפְכָה לְזָרִים בָּתֵּינוּ לְנָכְרִים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

2. Our heritage was turned around (in order to protect us from) strangers, our houses (fortified in order to be protected against) aliens.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Tuesday, 16th of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 45 and the twenty-first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Kingship within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the seventh day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (1) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventh letter, the Zayin:

1. Recall, O Lord, what has befallen us; behold and see our disgrace.

א. זְכֹר יְהֹוָה מֶה הָיָה לָנוּ הַבִּיטָה וּרְאֵה אֶת חֶרְפָּתֵנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

1. Recall, O Lord, how we reached the state of "what" (nothingness); behold and see our "embarassment" [before You].

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Monday, Tu B'Av (15th of Av), 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 45 and the twentieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Foundation within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Monday is also the sixth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (10) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixth letter, the Vav:

10. Our skin is parched as by a furnace because of the heat of hunger.

י. עוֹרֵנוּ כְּתַנּוּר נִכְמָרוּ מִפְּנֵי זַלְעֲפוֹת רָעָב:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

10. Our skin (physicality) is parched as by a furnace (heated passion for G-d) because of the heat of hunger (yearning for G-d).

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Sunday, 14th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 45 and the nineteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Sunday is also the fifth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifth letter, the Heh:

21. Restore us to You, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old.

כא. הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהֹוָה | אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם:


Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Friday, 12th of Av and Shabat 13th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 45 and the seventeenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Friday is also the third day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (5) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

5. We are pursued [with a yoke] on our necks; we toil but it does not remain with us.

ה. עַל צַוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּפְנוּ יָגַעְנוּ וְלֹא הוּנַּח לָנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 45 and the eighteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Shabat is also the fourth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

17. For this our heart has become faint, for these things our eyes have grown dim.

יז. עַל זֶה הָיָה דָוֶה לִבֵּנוּ עַל אֵלֶּה חָשְׁכוּ עֵינֵינוּ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Thursday, 11th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 45 and the sixteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Thursday is also the second day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses to form an (almost) perfect acrostic. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

9. With our lives we bring our bread, because of the sword of the wilderness.

ט. בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ נָבִיא לַחְמֵנוּ מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב הַמִּדְבָּר:

Wednesday, 10th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 45 and the fifteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Kindness within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the first day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses to form an (almost) perfect acrostic. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the first letter, the Alef:

7. Our fathers have sinned and are no more, and we have borne their iniquities.

ז. אֲבֹתֵינוּ חָטְאוּ וְאֵינָם וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֲו‍ֹנֹתֵיהֶם סָבָלְנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

7. Our fathers have sinned and (their sins) are no more, and we have (already) endured their iniquities (and changed, so there is no longer a need for punishment).

Tuesday, 9th of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 44 and the fourteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Kingship within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the twenty-second day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (22) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

22. [The punishment of] your iniquity is complete, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into exile; [but] your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He shall punish-He will reveal your sins.

כב. תַּם עֲו‍ֹנֵךְ בַּת צִיּוֹן לֹא יוֹסִיף לְהַגְלוֹתֵךְ פָּקַד עֲו‍ֹנֵךְ בַּת אֱדוֹם גִּלָּה עַל חַטֹּאתָיִךְ:

Monday, 8th of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 44 and the thirteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Foundation within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Monday is also the twenty-first day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (21) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz; upon you also shall the cup pass, you shall become drunk and vomit.

כא. שִׂישִׂי וְשִׂמְחִי בַּת אֱדוֹם יוֹשֶׁבֶת בְּאֶרֶץ עוּץ גַּם עָלַיִךְ תַּעֲבָר כּוֹס תִּשְׁכְּרִי וְתִתְעָרִי:

Sunday, 7th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 44 and the twelfth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Sunday is also the twentieth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (19) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

20. The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we had said, "Under his protection we shall live among the nations."

כ. רוּחַ אַפֵּינוּ מְשִׁיחַ יְהֹוָה נִלְכַּד בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְנוּ בְּצִלּוֹ נִחְיֶה בַגּוֹיִם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

20. The breath of our nostrils is the Lord's anointed. Captured in their corruption was [the leader of the nations,] the one we had said, "Under his protection we shall live among the nations."

Shabat, 6th of Av, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 44 and the eleventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Shabat is also the nineteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (19) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

19. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

יט. קַלִּים הָיוּ רֹדְפֵינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵי שָׁמָיִם עַל הֶהָרִים דְּלָקֻנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר אָרְבוּ לָנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

19. Our pursuers were lighter (easier) from [the fact that we had] eagles of the heavens (a reference to Tzadikim) on mountains (a reference to our forefathers); they burned for us (in prayer) in the wilderness, they lay in wait for us.  (Alternatively, they cared/took responsibility for us, Arvu with an Ayin)

Friday, 5th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 44 and the tenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Friday is also the eighteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzaddik:

18. They dogged our steps [and prevented us] from walking in the streets; our end drew near, our days were fulfilled, for our end had come.

יח. צָדוּ צְעָדֵינוּ מִלֶּכֶת בִּרְחֹבֹתֵינוּ קָרַב קִצֵּנוּ מָלְאוּ יָמֵינוּ כִּי בָא קִצֵּנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

18. [When] they trapped our steps [and prevented us] from walking in the streets, our end drew near, our days were fulfilled, for our end [the Messianic era] had come.

Thursday, 4th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 44 and the ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Thursday is also the seventeenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

16. The anger of the Lord divided them; He will regard them no longer; they respected not the presence of the priests; they favored not the elders.

טז. פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה חִלְּקָם לֹא יוֹסִיף לְהַבִּיטָם פְּנֵי כֹהֲנִים לֹא נָשָׂאוּ וּזְקֵנִים לֹא חָנָנוּ:

This verse again can be interpreted positively by applying it to Israel's enemies.

Wednesday, 3rd of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 44 and the eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Kindness within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the sixteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

17. Our eyes still strained for our futile help; in our expectations we hoped for a nation that could not save [us].

יז. עוֹדֵינוּ תִּכְלֶינָה עֵינֵינוּ אֶל עֶזְרָתֵנוּ הָבֶל בְּצִפִּיָּתֵנוּ צִפִּינוּ אֶל גּוֹי לֹא יוֹשִׁעַ:

This verse again can be interpreted positively as follows:

17. Were our eyes still strained? G-d (El) is our help. [The rest] is vanity. In our expectations, we hoped for G-d. A (mere) nation cannot save.

Tuesday, 2nd of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 43 and the seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Kingship within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Tuesday is also the fifteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

15. "Depart, unclean!" they called out to them, "Depart, depart, do not touch!" for they are foul, even slipping; they said, "They shall no more sojourn among the nations."

טו. סוּרוּ טָמֵא קָרְאוּ לָמוֹ סוּרוּ סוּרוּ אַל תִּגָּעוּ כִּי נָצוּ גַּם נָעוּ אָמְרוּ בַּגּוֹיִם לֹא יוֹסִפוּ לָגוּר:

This verse again can be interpreted positively if applied to Israel's enemies.

Monday, Rosh Chodesh Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 43 and the sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Foundation within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Monday is also the fourteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fouteenth letter, the Nun:

14. The blind stagger through the streets, they are defiled with blood, and none can touch their garments.

יד. נָעוּ עִוְרִים בַּחוּצוֹת נְגֹאֲלוּ בַּדָּם בְּלֹא יוּכְלוּ יִגְּעוּ בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

14. The blind (the enemies) staggered. In the streets, the Jewish people were redeemed with blood, and none could touch (harm) [even] their garments.

Sunday, 29th of Tammuz, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 43 and the fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Sunday is also the thirteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

13. [It was] for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.

יג. מֵחַטֹּאת נְבִיאֶיהָ עֲו‍ֹנֹת כֹּהֲנֶיהָ הַשֹּׁפְכִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ דַּם צַדִּיקִים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

13. [To depart] from the sins - her prophets, [from] the iniquities - her priests, who shed in her midst the blood [of the sacrifices] of the righteous.

Shabat, 28th of Tammuz, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 43 and the fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Victory/Determination within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Shabat is also the twelfth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

12. The kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that a foe or enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

יב. לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ כֹּל ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל כִּי יָבֹא צַר וְאוֹיֵב בְּשַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלָםִ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

12. The kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that a (previous) foe and enemy would enter the gates of Jerusalem in peace.

Friday, 27th of Tammuz, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 43 and the third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Friday is also the eleventh day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

11. The Lord has spent His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger, and He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has consumed her foundations.

יא. כִּלָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת חֲמָתוֹ שָׁפַךְ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וַיַּצֶּת אֵשׁ בְּצִיּוֹן וַתֹּאכַל יְסֹדֹתֶיהָ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:


11. The Lord extinguished His fury, He poured out (likewise extinguished) His fierce anger, and (instead) He kindled a fire in Zion, and Zion "ate" (drew nourishment from) her foundations.

Thursday, 26th of Tammuz, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 43 and the second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Thursday is also the tenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

10. The hands of compassionate women boiled their own children; they have become their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

י. יְדֵי נָשִׁים רַחֲמָנִיּוֹת בִּשְּׁלוּ יַלְדֵיהֶן הָיוּ לְבָרוֹת לָמוֹ בְּשֶׁבֶר בַּת עַמִּי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

10. The hands of women are compassionate, in that their children were His (Sheloh). They have become their food in the destruction [inflicted by] the daughter of my people.

Wednesday, 25th of Tammuz, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 43 and the first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeChesed shebeMalchut, Kindness within Kindness within Kingship. This week also represents the "Shavuot" and "Shivah Yemei Miluim" of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation).

Wednesday is also the ninth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

9. Better off were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, for they ooze, pierced by the fruits of the field.

ט. טוֹבִים הָיוּ חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב מֵחַלְלֵי רָעָב שֶׁהֵם יָזֻבוּ מְדֻקָּרִים מִתְּנוּבוֹת שָׂדָי:

Again, this verse can be interpreted positively by applying it to Israel's enemies.

Tuesday, 24th of Tammuz, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 42 and the forty-ninth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Kingship within Kingship within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the eighth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

8. [But now] their appearance has become darker than charcoal, they are not recognized in the streets; their skin is shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

ח. חָשַׁךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר תָּאֳרָם לֹא נִכְּרוּ בַּחוּצוֹת צָפַד עוֹרָם עַל עַצְמָם יָבֵשׁ הָיָה כָעֵץ:

This verse can be interpreted positively by applying it to Israel's enemies:

8. [In contrast, the enemies'] appearance was darker than charcoal, they were not recognized in the streets; their skin was shriveled on their bones; it had become as dry as a stick.

Monday, 23rd of Tammuz, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 42 and the forty-eighth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Foundation within Kingship within Foundation.

Monday is also the seventh day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventh letter, the Zayin:

7. Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, their appearance was ruddier than coral, [and] sapphire was their form.

ז. זַכּוּ נְזִירֶיהָ מִשֶּׁלֶג צַחוּ מֵחָלָב אָדְמוּ עֶצֶם מִפְּנִינִים סַפִּיר גִּזְרָתָם:

Sunday, 22nd of Tammuz, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 42 and the forty-seventh day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship within Foundation.

Sunday is also the sixth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixth letter, the Vav:

6. The iniquity of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell on her.

ו. וַיִּגְדַּל עֲוֹן בַּת עַמִּי מֵחַטַּאת סְדֹם הַהֲפוּכָה כְמוֹ רָגַע וְלֹא חָלוּ בָהּ יָדָיִם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

6. And it grew. The iniquity of my people [compared] to the sin of Sodom is the opposite. It is like a brief moment, and no hands were involved in it.

Friday, 20th of Tammuz, and Shabat, 21st of Tammuz, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 42 and the forty-fifth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Balance/Beauty within Kingship within Foundation.

Friday is also the fourth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

4. The tongue of the suckling child cleaves to his palate through thirst; the young children beg [for] bread, [but] no one breaks it for them.

ד. דָּבַק לְשׁוֹן יוֹנֵק אֶל חִכּוֹ בַּצָּמָא עוֹלָלִים שָׁאֲלוּ לֶחֶם פֹּרֵשׂ אֵין לָהֶם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

4. The tongue of the one that suckles in G-d cleaves. They waited in thirst. [Like] young children, they asked for  bread of horsemen. [They have reached a state] of "Nothingness" (Ayin, utter nullification).

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 42 and the forty-sixth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Kingship within Foundation.

Shabat is also the fifth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifth letter, the Heh:

5. Those who used to eat dainties are perishing in the streets; they that were reared on crimson clasp the dunghills.

ה. הָאֹכְלִים לְמַעֲדַנִּים נָשַׁמּוּ בַּחוּצוֹת הָאֱמֻנִים עֲלֵי תוֹלָע חִבְּקוּ אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

5. Those who eat dainties breathed in the streets; they that were reared on crimson clasp to their quivers.

Thursday, 19th of Tammuz, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 42 and the forty-fourth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeMalchut shebeYesod, Might/Discipline within Foundation within Foundation.

Thursday is also the third day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

3. Even the sea-monsters offer the breast [and] suckle their young; the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.


ג. גַּם תַּנִּים חָלְצוּ שַׁד הֵינִיקוּ גּוּרֵיהֶן בַּת עַמִּי לְאַכְזָר כַּיְעֵנִים בַּמִּדְבָּר:


This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

3. Even the sea-monsters offer the breast [and] suckle their young; [the difference] between the daughter of my people and the cruel, is like that of the ostriches in the wilderness.











2. The precious children of Zion, praised with fine gold; how they are regarded as earthen pitchers, the work of a potter's hands!



ב. בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן הַיְקָרִים הַמְסֻלָּאִים בַּפָּז אֵיכָה נֶחְשְׁבוּ לְנִבְלֵי חֶרֶשׂ מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יוֹצֵר:

Wednesday, 18th of Tammuz, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 42 and the forty-third day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeYesod shebeYesod, Kindness within Kingship within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the second day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

2. The precious children of Zion, praised with fine gold; how they are regarded as earthen pitchers, the work of a potter's hands!

ב. בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן הַיְקָרִים הַמְסֻלָּאִים בַּפָּז אֵיכָה נֶחְשְׁבוּ לְנִבְלֵי חֶרֶשׂ מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יוֹצֵר:


Obs: Earthen pitchers can have a positive conotation, especially when the "Potter" is Hashem Himself.

Tuesday, 17th of Tammuz, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 41 and the forty-second day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeYesod shebeYesod, Kingship within Foundation within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the first day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the first letter, the Aleph:

1. How dim the gold has become, [how] changed is the fine gold jewelry! The holy stones are scattered at the head of every street.

א. אֵיכָה יוּעַם זָהָב יִשְׁנֶא הַכֶּתֶם הַטּוֹב תִּשְׁתַּפֵּכְנָה אַבְנֵי קֹדֶשׁ בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל חוּצוֹת:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

1. How could gold become darkened? How could fine jewelry change? [They do not. Even when] holy stones are poured out, they [remain] at the head of every street.

Monday, 16th of Tammuz, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 41 and the forty-first day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeYesod shebeYesod, Foundation within Foundation within Foundation.

Monday is also the twenty-second day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

66. Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord.

סו. תִּרְדֹּף בְּאַף וְתַשְׁמִידֵם מִתַּחַת שְׁמֵי יְהֹוָה:

Sunday, 15th of Tammuz, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 41 and the fortieth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeYesod shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation within Foundation.

Sunday is also the twenty-first day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

63. Behold their sitting down and their rising; I am their song.

סג. שִׁבְתָּם וְקִימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָם:

Friday, 13th of Tammuz and Shabat, 14th of Tammuz, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 41 and the thirty-eighth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeYesod shebeYesod, Balance/Beauty within Foundation within Foundation.

Friday is also the nineteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

57. You did draw near when I called on You; You did say, "Do not fear."

נז. קָרַבְתָּ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָאֶךָּ אָמַרְתָּ אַל תִּירָא:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 41 and the thirty-ninth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeYesod shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Foundation within Foundation.

Shabat is also the twentieth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

60. You have seen all their [acts of] vengeance, all their devices against me.
ס. רָאִיתָה כָּל נִקְמָתָם כָּל מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לִי:

Thursday, 12th of Tammuz, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 41 and the thirty-seventh day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeYesod shebeYesod, Might/Discipline within Foundation within Foundation.

Thursday is also the eighteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzadi:

54. Water flowed over my head; I thought, "I am cut off."

נד. צָפוּ מַיִם עַל רֹאשִׁי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְזָרְתִּי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

54. Water flowed over my head; I thought, "It has been decreed for me [for good]."  

Wednesday, 11th of Tammuz, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 41 and the thirty-sixth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeYesod shebeYesod, Mercy within Foundation within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the seventeenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

48. My eyes shed torrents of water over the destruction of the daughter of my people.

מח. פַּלְגֵי מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל שֶׁבֶר בַּת עַמִּי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

48. My eyes shed torrents of water over the sustenance of the daughter of my people.

Tuesday, 10th of Tammuz, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 40 and the thirty-fifth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeHod shebeYesod, Kingship within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the sixteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

51. My eye sullies my soul more than all the daughters of my city.

נא. עֵינִי עוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי מִכֹּל בְּנוֹת עִירִי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

51. My eye is (renewed like) a child to my soul more than all the daughters of my city.

Monday, 9th of Tammuz, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 40 and the thirty-fourth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeHod shebeYesod, Foundation within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Monday is also the fifteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

45. You make us as scum and refuse among the peoples.

מה. סְחִי וּמָאוֹס תְּשִׂימֵנוּ בְּקֶרֶב הָעַמִּים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

5. Scum and refuse you place them among the peoples.

Sunday, 8th of Tammuz, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 40 and the thirty-third day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeHod shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Sunday is also the fourteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourteenth letter, the Nun:

42. We have rebelled and have been disobedient; You have not forgiven.

מב. נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה לֹא סָלָחְתָּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

42. We have rebelled and have been disobedient; not You. You have forgiven.

Shabat, 7th of Tammuz, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 40 and the thirty-second day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeHod shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Shabat is also the thirteenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

39. Why should a living man complain? A man for his sins.

לט. מַה יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם חָי גֶּבֶר עַל חֲטָאָו:

Friday, 6th of Tammuz, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 40 and the thirty-first day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeHod shebeYesod, Beauty/Balance within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Friday is also the twelfth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

36. To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord does not approve.

לו. לְעַוֵּת (ע זעירא) אָדָם בְּרִיבוֹ אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָה:

Thursday, 5th of Tammuz, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 40 and the thirtieth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeHod shebeYesod, Might/Discipline within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Thursday is also the eleventh day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

33. For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of man.

לג. כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִּבּוֹ וַיַּגֶּה בְּנֵי אִישׁ:

Wednesday, 4th of Tammuz, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 40 and the twenty-ninth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeHod shebeYesod, Kindness within Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the tenth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

30. Let him offer his cheek to his smiter; let him be filled with reproach.

ל. יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּה:

Tuesday, 3rd of Tammuz, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 39 and the twenty-eighth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Kingship within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the ninth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

27. It is good for a man that he bear a yoke in his youth.

כז. טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּי יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָיו:

Monday, 2nd of Tammuz, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 39 and the twenty-seventh day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Foundation within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Monday is also the eighth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

24. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul; "therefore I will hope in Him."

כד. חֶלְקִי יְהֹוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל כֵּן אוֹחִיל לוֹ:

Sunday, 1st of Tammuz (Rosh Chodesh), 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 39 and the twenty-sixth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Sunday is also the seventh day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventh letter, the Zayin:

21. This I reply to my heart; therefore I have hope.

כא. זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל לִבִּי עַל כֵּן אוֹחִיל:

Shabat, 30th of Sivan, Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, 5774

Saturday is the fourth day of Week 39 and the twenty-fifth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Saturday is also the sixth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixth letter, the Vav:

18. So I said, "Gone is my life, and my expectation from the Lord."

יח. וָאֹמַר אָבַד נִצְחִי וְתוֹחַלְתִּי מֵיהֹוָה

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

18. So I said, "It is gone." My Netzach (Victory/Endurance) and expectation is from the Lord."

Friday, 29th of Sivan, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 39 and the twenty-fourth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Balance/Beauty within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Friday is also the fifth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifth letter, the Heh:

15. He has filled me with bitterness; He has sated me with wormwood.

טו. הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרוֹרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָה:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

15. He has filled me. Through the bitterness [of the past] He has sated me for [when] He answered.

Thursday, 28th of Sivan, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 39 and the twenty-third day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Might/Discipline within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Thursday is also the fourth day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

12. He bent His bow and set me up as a target for the arrow.

יב. דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

12. He bent His bow and established me, as [one does for] a target for the arrow.

Wednesday, 27th of Sivan, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 39 and the twenty-second day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeNetzach shebeYesod, Kindness within Victory/Endurance within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the third day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

9. He has walled up my roads with hewn stones, He has made my paths crooked.
 
ט. גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּה:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

9. He has fenced my roads with hewn stones, the paths of Avvah.

Avvah (spelled with an Alef) is a city of the Assyrians, to the north of Israel (II Kings 17:24). It may also be a reference to Gaza (עַזָּה), to the south, which has also been fenced.

Tuesday, 26th of Sivan, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 38 and the twenty-first day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Kingship within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the second day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

6. He has made me dwell in darkness like those who are forever dead.

ו. בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הוֹשִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

6. In the darkness, he returned me. Like [if someone asked until] when? (Matai?) [and the answer was:] Forever (Olam).

Monday, 25th of Sivan, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 38 and the twentieth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Foundation within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Monday is also the first day of the thirteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Mem Sofit (the final Mem). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the first letter, the Mem:

3. Only against me would He repeatedly turn His hand the whole day long.

ג. אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדוֹ כָּל הַיּוֹם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

3. Only for me would He repeatedly turn His hand the whole day long.

Sunday, 24th of Sivan, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 38 and the nineteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Sunday is also the twenty-second day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

65. Give them a weakness of heart; may Your curse be upon them.

סה. תִּתֵּן לָהֶם מְגִנַּת לֵב תַּאֲלָתְךָ לָהֶם:

Shabat, 23rd of Sivan, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 38 and the eighteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Shabat is also the twenty-first day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

62. The utterances of my assailants and their thoughts are against me all day long.
סב. שִׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיוֹנָם עָלַי כָּל הַיּוֹם:

Friday, 22nd of Sivan, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 38 and the seventeenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Balance/Beauty within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Friday is also the twentieth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

59. You have seen wrong done to me, O Lord; judge my cause.

נט. רָאִיתָה יְהֹוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִי:

Thursday, 21st of Sivan, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 38 and the sixteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Might/Discipline within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Thursday is also the nineteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

56. You did hear my voice; hide not Your ear from my sighing [or] from my crying.

נו. קוֹלִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִי:

Wednesday, 20th of Sivan, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 38 and the fifteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeTiferet shebeYesod, Kindness within Balance/Beauty within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the eighteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzadik:

53. They have confined my life in the dungeon and have cast a stone upon me.

נג. צָמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ אֶבֶן בִּי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

53. They have confined in the dungeon, My life and his hand (Yadoh) [are together like] a stone within me.

Tuesday, 19th of Sivan, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 37 and the fourteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Kingship within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the seventeenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

47. We had terror and pitfalls, desolation and ruin.

מז. פַּחַד וָפַחַת הָיָה לָנוּ הַשֵּׁאת וְהַשָּׁבֶר:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

47. We had fear [of G-d] and smallness (humility, (instilling) desolation and ruin.

Monday, 18th of Sivan, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 37 and the thirteenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Foundation within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Monday is also the sixteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

50. Till the Lord looks down from the heavens and beholds.

נ. עַד יַשְׁקִיף וְיֵרֶא יְהֹוָה מִשָּׁמָיִם

Sunday, 17th of Sivan, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 37 and the twelfth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Sunday is also the fifteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

44. You have enveloped Yourself in a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.

מד. סַכֹּתָה בֶעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבוֹר תְּפִלָּה:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

44. You have enveloped Yourself in a cloud. Yours is the passageway of prayer.

Shabat, 16th of Sivan, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 37 and the eleventh day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Netzach shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Victory/Endurance within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Shabat is also the fourteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourrteenth letter, the Nun:

41. Let us lift up our hearts to our hands, to God in heaven.

מא. נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל כַּפָּיִם אֶל אֵל בַּשָּׁמָיִם:

Friday, 15th of Sivan, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 37 and the tenth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Tiferet shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Balance/Beauty within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Friday is also the thirteenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

38. [And] by the command of the Most High, neither good nor evil come.

לח. מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעוֹת וְהַטּוֹב:

Thursday, 14th of Sivan, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 37 and the second day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Gevurah shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Might/Disicipline within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Thursday is also the twelfth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

35. [Or] turn aside the right of a man in the presence of the Most High.
 לה. לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפַּט גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי עֶלְיוֹן:

Wednesday, 13th of Sivan, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 37 and the eighth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Chesed shebeGevurah shebeYesod, Kindness within Might/Disicipline within Foundation.

Wednesday is also the eleventh day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

32. Though he cause grief, He will yet have compassion according to the abundance of His kindness.

לב. כִּי אִם הוֹגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב חֲסָדָו:

12th of Sivan, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 36 and the seventh day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Malchut shebeChesed shebeYesod, Kingship within Kindness within Foundation.

Tuesday is also the tenth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

9. Let him put his mouth into the dust; there may yet be hope.

 כט. יִתֵּן בֶּעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה:

11th of Sivan, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 36 and the sixth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Yesod shebeChesed shebeYesod, Foundation within Kindness within Foundation.

Monday is also the ninth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the ltter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

26. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

כו. טוֹב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהֹוָה:

Sunday, 10th of Sivan, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 36 and the fifth day of the cycle of Yesod (Foundation), Hod shebeChesed shebeYesod, Glory/Acknowledgement within Kindness within Foundation.

Sunday is also the eighth day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the ltter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

23. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

כג. חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ:

Sefirah and Aleph-Bet Combination for Tuesday, 5th of Sivan, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 35 and the forty-ninth day of the Omer (the cycle of Hod, Glory/Acknowledgement), Malchut shebeMalchut (shebeHod), Kingship within Kingship (within Glory/Acknowledgement).

Tuesday is also the third day of the twelfth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Kaf Sofit (the final Kaf). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

8. Though I cry out and plead, He shuts out my prayer.


ח. גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִי:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

8. Also as I cry out and plead, my prayer that is pure (שׁ תם).