Tuesday Nissan 22, Acharon Shel Pesach 5703, 7th day of the Omer **
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Acharei mot, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 106-107. Tanya: And although He (p. 221)...above in ch. 20. (p. 223).

By day we take care to follow this order:

Make Kiddush, then Daven Mincha, and after that eat the Festive Yom Tov meal. [1]

The Baal Shem Tov used to eat three festival meals on Acharon Shel Pesach.

The Baal Shem Tov called the (third) meal of this day Mashiach's S'uda (the "festival meal of Mashiach").

Acharon Shel Pesach is the day for Mashiach's S'uda because on this day the radiance of the light of Mashiach shines openly.

In 5666 (1906) a new procedure was adopted for Pesach in the Yeshiva Tomchei T'mimim in Lubavitch: The students ate the Pesach meals all together, in the study hall. There were 310 [2] students present seated at eighteen tables. My father the Rebbe ate the festive meal of Acharon Shel Pesach with the yeshiva students. He ordered that four cups of wine [3] be given each student, and then declared, "this is Mashiach's S'uda."

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) A parallel to the three Shabbat meals, in contrast to the two festival meals.

2. (Back to text) The number 310, Shai, has a significance, the number of "worlds" awaiting each Tzadik. or chai represents life.

3. (Back to text) The Rebbe Sh'lita stated, that "it is obvious that this practice was not to be limited to that particular year, but is for all years."

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Day seven

Malchut of chesed

Mature love comes with - and brings - personal dignity. An intimate feeling of nobility and regality. Knowing your special place and contribution in this world. Any love that is debilitating and breaks the human spirit is no love at all. For love to be complete it must have the dimension of personal sovereignty.

Exercise for the day: Highlight an aspect in your love that has bolstered your spirit and enriched your life - and celebrate.

From:

A Spiritual Guide to the counting of the Omer

Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement

The Forty-Nine Days of Sefirah

by Simon Jacobson

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