Sefiras HaOmer: Yisod - Unity of Expression

Sefiras HaOmer: Yisod - Unity of Expression

From Parshah and the Moadim with Rabbi Aryeh Shulman by Rabbi Aryeh Shulman

May 7, 2026 · 51 min · Season 9

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of Yesod in the context of Sefiras HaOmer, focusing on its themes of influence, receptivity, and faithfulness as modeled by Yosef.

This dvar Torah continues a series mapping the sefirot/middot through a Gemara in Berachot, focusing on **יסוד** as the “hidden” middah embedded in the phrase **“כִּי כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ”**. It develops Yesod as the power of **hashpa’ah and kabbalah** (influence and receptivity), the discipline of **discernment** (channeling energy only where it belongs), and the stance of **faithfulness to one’s source**—modeled by Yosef. The outline ties these themes to **Milchemet Sisera** (where the heavens and earth interact), to the Yamim Nora’im as “shamayim/aretz,” and to **Tu BiShvat** via the **olive/oil** as the seventh-species symbol of Yesod. Outline: https://danielggordon.github.io/ateresami/yisod-unity-of-expression-20260507-211329-outline-20260507-211426.pdf

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Aryeh Shulman

Topics covered

  • Sefiras HaOmer
  • Yesod
  • Unity of Expression
  • hashpa’ah and kabbalah
  • discernment
  • faithfulness
  • Yamim Nora’im

Keywords

  • Sefiras HaOmer
  • Yesod
  • hashpa’ah
  • kabbalah
  • discernment
  • Yosef
  • Milchemet Sisera
  • Yamim Nora’im
  • Tu BiShvat
  • olive/oil

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gemara in Berachot

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