#omer counter

[junkjounral]

I know it’s a bit late but this is my omer counter for this year! Hands down one of my favorite rituals

#junk journal #journal #gluebook #art journal #bujo #bullet journal #bujo community #bujo inspo #scrapbook #scrapbooking #junkjournal #aesthetic #omer counter #omer #jumblr #planner #das me #rainbow

[thepomegranatewitch]

omer counter 5783

Posting 6 Apr 2023 / 15 Nisan 5783: tonight starts the omer! You can check out HebCal's handy checker for what day of the omer it is at this link.

Image description: a digital collage with full colour botanical illustrations. A flowering branch of pomegranate has a sheaf of wheat in the middle. A spiral of moon phases in black starting from center top and ending with a gibbous moon at the straw for the sheaf of wheat.

For some people, this is something they were never taught about and you'll be surprised to hear about it. For others, it's a quotidian count without much more. For others (like me), it's a chance to do a little study each evening and take stock of your actions between Pesach and Shavuot. (Same goes for Shavuot - maybe it's a day you look forward to for study or for cheesecake, maybe it's something you never heard about. I like it because it brings together multiple of my loves: cream-based desserts, reading, flowers, and staying up all night.)

Image descriptions. Two photographs. Left is a single particularly tall stalk of blooming wild radish in a field of blooming white radish. The horizon shows some trees and the top third of the photo is a clear blue sky. Right is a bee about to collect nectar from a branch of flowering white ornamental pear. Her legs are visibly packed with golden pollen. The background is bokeh branches with few leaves on a sunny day.

The kabbalists introduced the practice of considering seven of the sefirot on the tree of life over the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuot as we metaphorically journey from the Narrow Place to Revelation. Each week has a sefira and each day has a sefira, so you end up considering each of them within each other: what does lovingkindness within discipline look like? What is sovereignty and humility within splendor? What is splendor within sovereignty?

Image description. Two images almost the same. Both depict a white kabbalistic tree of life collaged on a photo of the sea and mountains on the horizon at sunset with a subtle trans pride palette. The left has only Hebrew and the right has English transliteration under the Hebrew.

I have counted for a couple years now in chevruta and learn something new about myself, my friends, and our texts each year. If you've never tried counting before but are game to take a look, if you've tried before but this year you're going to complete it, or you've done this before and are looking to consider your practice from another angle, I have a tool for you!

I wrote an omer counter off my notes. We will never achieve full understanding, and each year will change and our understanding with us.

Image description: the cover of the omer counter with previously described pomegranate spiral moon and wheat image at center. Top reads counting the omer in English and Hebrew with the year 5783. Bottom right has artist signature in Korean and English transliteration of Hebrew.

There's a big at-a-glance spread of the count:

Image description: a double spread, split into two images, in black and white of a calendar with Gregorian and Hebrew dates, day of the count, sefirot, moon phases, and Jewish holidays.

There are quick breakdowns that invite you to consider your own systems and give background for

why and how to count

the tree of life

sefirot etymology and translations

what Shavuot is

Each week has a double spread with plenty of space for your own notes, the sefira of the week, translations of the sefira, the blessing for counting the omer in Hebrew and English, and the day of the count in Hebrew and English. These are my own using my consistent queer and poetic grounding to get the cultural and not just literal meaning across, using multiple names and genders for the Divine.

Image description: a double spread showing the week focusing on the sefira tiferet, in all black and white, as described in the above paragraph.

If this piques your interest, or you'd just like to support a mixed race queer Jew, please consider visiting my ko-fi, where you can get a PDF for as low as $5, or my redbubble, where you can purchase stickers, notebooks, and cards with the images.

#omer #shavuot #shavuos #jewish #judaism #jewish witch #jewish witchcraft #jewitch #mixedrace #digital art #brachot #bracha #jewish magic #jewish art #omer counter #counting the omer #stickers #tekhine #support an artist #earth based judaism #earth-based judaism #queer jews #jewblr #jewish stuff #pomegranates #jumblr

[yhebrew]

JERUSALEM DAY - History on 28 Iyar

JERUSALEM DAY – History on 28 Iyar

Count Omer Day 43 28 Iyar Reclaimed Jerusalem in Six-Day War – 1967 Jubilee Year Death Samuel Prophet 86 AD Hybrid solar eclipse 31 May, 28 Iyar 3846, Counter Omer 43. (Hybrid: Total Annular together) 1865 Grand Review of General Sherman’s Army Day Two Washington, D.C. May 24. 43 Omer 1909 Nick Winton b. Winston Wertheim movie tells how his family helped saved 564 Prague Czechslovakia…

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#America shoots at Israel 1967 #Counter Omer Day 43 #Earthquakes 8+ #Facts in history #General Sherman Review #Hybrid solae 86 AD #I Samuel study #Jeremiah 2 study #Jerusalem day Facts in history #Numbers 33 study #Numbers 34 study #Numbers 35 study #Parshah 43 study #Pope canonized Musim nuns #Prophet Samuel dies #Six Day War Ends #Winston Wertheim moviie

[girlactionfigure]

*ISRAEL REALTIME* - "Connecting the World to Israel in Realtime"

▪️DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS.. “We penetrated into the heart of the most sensitive places of Hamas and use their intelligence against them…The more we deepen this operation, the closer we are to a realistic deal to return the hostages, kudos to the IDF."

▪️HAMAS SAYS.. Israeli military action in Rafah will result in the explosion of the prisoner deal negotiations. If you continue the war, we will not continue to discuss our demand to stop the war.”

▪️EGYPTIAN SOURCES SAY.. “The tribes in Sinai are threatening to enter into fighting in Gaza if the IDF enters Rafah.”  And 70 nations of the world will come against Israel.

▪️IRAQI SHIA MILITIAS SAY.. the Iraqi tribal clans declared their allegiance to the Al Hashd Al Shaabi organization (Iranian arm in Iraq) on the way to the expulsion of the American soldiers from Iraqi territory.

▪️3 DISTRAUGHT HOSTAGE FAMILIES.. perform a ‘die-in’ at the Knesset entrance. Two activists arrested.

▪️COUNTER-TERROR BET OMER.. forces arrested eight wanted persons and located a laboratory for the preparation of explosives.  Forces entering the Seir settlement in the Hebron district.

▪️US HEAVILY REINFORCES DJIBOUTI (OPPOSITE YEMEN).. (Arab sources) opposite Yemen and next to Somalia by the Red Sea, the U.S. has an operational US navy base in the nation of Djibouti - which allowed for some anti-piracy operations vs Somalia.  Arab sources say the US sent 9 planes full of soldiers and equipment to the US navy base Camp Lemonia  in Djibouti - although pictures included in the article are old pics (( so the article could be false )).  No confirmation from the US military.

▪️IRANIAN DRONES.. India publishes articles discussing that Iranian drones are now killing Israelis, killing Americans, and killing Ukrainians. “The cheaper weapon of choice for regimes around the world. They’re fast but easy to detect, but fired in large volumes one of them is able to breech defenses.”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTJuc1Eiynw

#Israel #Realtime War Updates #October 6 #Operation Swords of Iron #Hamas Massacre

[autismserenity]

Oh crap I forgot about counting the omer! I was even gonna post about it ahead of time but I did notttt

Well, iirc, it does not matter halachically. Just jump in where you are. This app has the bracha, and then you say "today is day X" or "today is X weeks X days" or both, depending upon your preference.

What I like about it is that it also talks about the meaning of each day, and then it asks the WORST MOST INCISIVE FUCKING QUESTIONS?@? FOR YOU TO JOURNAL OR THINK ABOUT??? Like I am not even kidding when I say it just absolutely DRAGS me multiple times each year.

Seriously, let's tap on "Journal" and see what prompts it gives me right now. There are apparently 9 today, I can't remember if that's true every day or what. But the very second one is, "Do others take advantage of my giving nature?" Oof?

Then here's a puzzler: "Do I take into account the capacity of my partner to receive love before I give it?" I am aroacely applying these to everyone I love, in my mind, and it is tripping me out to think nonjudgmentally about the ramifications of, like...

I'm picturing love as being like a pitcher of water I pour, and frankly I don't care how small a cup you chose off that shelf! You are getting ALL MY LOVE and we're just gonna acknowledge that I'm pouring water all over your shoes! I don't have time for MEASURING this shit!

Or I don't like you and you can have just a little bit of water. Because I'm not a dick.

It's 2 am, make sense of these thoughts if you can.

#jumblr #jewblr #counting the omer #pesach #passover #jewish culture #wall of words #obscure Jewish stuff tbqh

[transition-with-the-torah]

How to Count the Omer:

The omer refers to the 49-day period between the second night of Passover (Pesach) and the holiday of Shavuot. This period marks the beginning of the barley harvest when, in ancient times, Jews would bring the first sheaves to the Temple as a means of thanking God for the harvest. The word omer literally means "sheaf" and refers to these early offerings. The Torah itself dictates the counting of the seven weeks following Passover: "You shall count from the eve of the second day of Pesach, when an omer of grain is to be brought as an offering, seven complete weeks. The day after the seventh week of your counting will make fifty days, and you shall present a new meal offering to God (Leviticus 23:15-16)." In its biblical context, this counting appears only to connect the first grain offering to the offering made at the peak of the harvest. As the holiday of Shavuot became associated with the giving of the Torah, and not only with a celebration of agricultural bounty, the omer period began to symbolize the thematic link between Passover and Shavuot. While Passover celebrates the initial liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, Shavuot marks the culmination of the process of liberation, when the Jews became an autonomous community with their own laws and standards. Counting up to Shavuot reminds us of this process of moving from a slave mentality to a more liberated one. When to Count the Omer The counting of the omer begins on the second night of Passover. Jews in the Diaspora generally integrate this counting into the second seder. The omer is counted each evening after sundown. The counting of the omer is generally appended to the end of Ma'ariv (the evening service), as well. [Some call the evening service Arvit.]

The article also contains the blessing and formula for [day #, week #] when you get to that point. For those who would like to have the full list of [day #, week #] in Hebrew, Sefaria has a page: Easy as 1, 2, 3: How to Count the Omer.

Those who don't have a current need for Hebrew script (shortening the page/list): Reform's Counting of the Omer: Blessings for Each Day.

The Conservative/Masorti page has a printable calendar, a weekly email, a mixtape, and resources on the spiritual reflection side: Counting The Omer.

Chabad also has Omer Tools: a daily counter, a daily email reminder, a counter app, and a printable calendar.

#counting of the omer

[custompictureframer]

This signed, limited edition giclee print from artist David Moss is a unique Omer counter, using colors to represent the traditional Kabbalistic Divine Attributes instead of letters or numbers. We archivally presented it in a matte white wood moulding from Studio with Crescent matting and Tru Vue Museum glass.

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[njqueen]

[worldradioday]

Changing the narrative.

Online hate speech might seem like an unstoppable tide, but strategies are being employed by governments, civil society, and individuals, to fight back. A new UN Podcasts series, UNiting Against Hate, explains how this dangerous phenomenon is being tackled worldwide.

The way to combat this toxic environment, according to Mr. Gillick, is to create counter-narratives, disseminating accurate, factual information and stories that promote unity rather than division.

However, he acknowledges that this is a big ask. “It is difficult to counter public broadcasters, big media outlets with several hundred journalists and reporters with thousands of flights a day, with a group of 10 to 15 journalists who are trying to write about very specific topics, in a different way, and to do the analytical and investigative reporting.”

One organization that is trying to create counter-narratives is Kirkuk Now, an independent media outlet in Iraq, which is trying to produce objective and quality content on these groups and share it on social media platforms.

“Our focus is on minorities, internally displaced people (IDPs), women and children and, of course, freedom of expression,” says editor-in-chief of Kirkuk now, Salaam Omer. “We see very little content [about them] in the Iraqi media mainstream. And if they are actually depicted, they are depicted as problems,” Mr Omer says.

In Pakistan, where certain religious or faith-based groups are very vulnerable – in particular Ahmadis and Shia and then Hindus and Christians – Bytes for All, a human rights organization and think tank, launched an online to counter hate speech.

The campaign sought pledges from different organisations in Pakistan and the public to amplify the message. It was launched in 2021 on Twitter, where it became one of the top ten trends in the country.

The next phase involved creating video messages highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, and university roadshows, to engage with young people.

The campaign targeted those aged between 15 and 35, who make up a majority of Pakistan’s population because, says Mr. Baloch, “they were actually the people who were using social media platforms, engaged in spewing hate speech, and exposed to hateful messages as well”.

There is a widespread belief that social media companies must be made responsible for the content they carry, and sanctioned if hate speech is spread on their platforms but, for Claire Thomas, deputy director of international NGO Minority Rights Group, this is not a long-term solution to the problem.

“What we saw in Myanmar was that when Facebook started to effectively police what was on its platform, the hate speech in Myanmar moved to Tik Tok. When you have multiple platforms with very large audiences, you're only as strong as your weakest link. When you think about where those platforms are based and what jurisdictions have control over them, our ability to make them police their own content effectively is really quite limited”.

In Ms. Thomas’s view, there should be more of a focus on educating people on the dangers and damaging effects of hate speech, and ensuring that they have greater access to balanced content.

“Now, I know that's a huge undertaking, and many people don't believe that it's possible”, she admits, “but for me, it's where we should try to put our efforts moving forward.”

#Online hate speech #Notohate #Unitingagainsthate #c #campaign #public radio #public opinion #hate speech #analytical and investigative reporting

[xtruss]

Seventy Years of Membership: What is Turkey’s Role in NATO?

© AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Turkey joined NATO in 1952, becoming the 13th member of the North Atlantic Alliance three years after its creation.

The Turkish Patriotic Party's deputy chairman has argued that Ankara may withdraw from NATO in five to six months. Ethem Sancak cited a whole array of problems, related in particular to Athens-Ankara ties and the NATO bid by Sweden and Finland, as well as latest polls indicating that 80% of the population believes the US to be hostile towards Turkey.

His remarks prompted the country’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to make it clear that Turkey leaving NATO is out of the question, at least for now.

So what role does Turkey currently play in the alliance and how plausible is a scenario of Ankara exiting NATO? Sputnik has the answers.

What is Ankara's Role in NATO Missions?

Local media estimates that Turkey is among the top five NATO countries that makes “the most significant contribution” to the alliance’s missions and special operations.

Prior to the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, Turkey took part in the 2015-2021 Resolute Support Mission, being responsible for security and operation of the international airport in Kabul.

Between 2005 and 2007, Ankara supported the United Nations-African Union mission in western Sudan’s Darfur, which was launched under the auspices of the NATO program to support the African Union countries in the field of education and transport.

Currently, Turkey contributes to the NATO Mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and supports efforts to prevent illegal migration in the Aegean.

Also, Turkey plays an important role in the NATO mission in Iraq, providing refueling of aircraft with the AWACS radar detection system as part of efforts by the international coalition to combat Daesh*.

Retired US Navy admiral and former supreme allied commander of NATO James Stavridis confirmed this information. stressing in an op-ed earlier this week that “the Turks had provided troops, aircraft and ships to every NATO mission for years — Afghanistan, peacekeeping in the Balkans, counter-piracy, cybersecurity and so on.”

“Under my command, they provided combat capability to the 2011 intervention in Libya, something other major allies chose to avoid. Every time I asked for something, they stood and delivered,” Stavridis argued.

Is Incirlik Base of Importance?

Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, constructed in 1955, played an active role in the implementation of NATO missions, both during the Cold War and afterwards.

During the First Gulf War, the facility served as the origin point from which coalition forces flew combat missions over northern Iraq. Later on, US-led coalition forces used the base for missions in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In late 2014, Turkey provided the base as a launch pad for the anti-Daesh coalition’s combat operations against the terrorist group.

Currently, Incirlik hosts the 39th Air Base Wing of the US Air Force, including approximately 1,500 US troops, as well as a spate of combat and refueling aircraft. In addition, 70 US B61-12 tactical nuclear bombs are reportedly stockpiled at Incirlik.

What is Turkey's Stance on Sweden's NATO Bid?

Meanwhile, latest developments have indicated that Turkey remains a NATO member to be reckoned with. On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Sweden should not expect Turkish support for its bid to join the bloc as the EU country's right-wing activists burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm after receiving permission from the authorities.

Erdogan was echoed by AKP spokesman Omer Celik, who said that Turkey has nothing to talk about with Sweden on the NATO membership process now, and that the situation is "going backwards.”

On May 18, Sweden, along with Finland, handed over an application to join NATO to the alliance's secretary general. At the moment, 28 of 30 NATO member states had already made a positive decision on the admission of the northern countries to NATO, with the exception of Turkey and Hungary.

Has US Congress Ever Looked to Expel Turkey From NATO?

Yes. In 2020, the US House submitted a resolution calling for Turkey's exclusion from NATO, in a move initiated by House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.

The Armenian National Council America said at the time that Gabbard accused Ankara of participating in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the side of Azerbaijan, closing the border with Armenia, and collaborating with Syrian militants associated with al-Qaeda** and Daesh.

According to Gabbard, all this runs counter to NATO policy, which calls for stable peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. At the end of the day, the adoption of the resolution never saw the light of day.

How Can Turkey Be Expelled From NATO?

It is safe to assume that the chances of Ankara being expelled from NATO are zero, given that the North Atlantic Treaty stipulates neither punitive measures for its member states nor a procedure for expelling any of them. It is a NATO member itself that can notify of its intention to terminate the contract.

Omer Celik, spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, said on Wednesday that “the words of those who talk about the withdrawal of Turkey from NATO are extremely surprising."

“There is no question of this. We are one of the countries that founded NATO. These people have no right to say such things." — Omer Celik, Spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party

When Did Turkey Enter NATO?

With the second-largest army in NATO after the US, Turkey remains one of the oldest members of the alliance. Ankara's NATO accession protocol was signed by then-Turkish President Celal Bayar on October 17, 1951. The country officially became a member of the alliance on February 18, 1952.

The North Atlantic Alliance, known as NATO, was created in 1949 by 12 countries, including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, the UK, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the US. Right now, the alliance comprises a total of 30 countries.

— Oleg Burunov | Sputnik | Friday January 27, 2023

[petnews2day]

Albertsons Companies Supports Pet Parents with Money-Saving Prescriptions and Health Care Services to Sustain Fur-ever Homes

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Albertsons Companies Supports Pet Parents with Money-Saving Prescriptions and Health Care Services to Sustain Fur-ever Homes

Pet offerings provide pharmacy services and pilot health care programs to enhance convenience and reduce the financial burden associated with caring for four-legged family members

BOISE, Idaho, October 25, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced it is introducing time and money-saving solutions for pet parents who are struggling to afford the cost of medications and veterinary services. With more than 1,700 pharmacies located nationwide inside neighborhood grocery stores such as Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets and more, shoppers can have their pet prescriptions conveniently transferred and filled at an Albertsons Cos. pharmacy and pay less than what vet offices normally charge.

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Albertsons Companies announced it is introducing time and money-saving solutions for pet parents who are struggling to afford the cost of medications and veterinary services. Photo of Safeway customer Megatron. Courtesy: Albertsons Companies.

“Nearly 30 percent of pet owners are grappling with the rising costs of pet ownership amid inflation* and most consumers don’t realize that our pharmacies offer prescriptions and over-the-counter medications for people and pets,” said Omer Gajial, Chief Digital Officer and EVP Health at Albertsons Cos. “Whether it’s delivering medication to their home, offering additional discounts through our Pet Health Savings Card, or partnering with innovative companies to provide convenient veterinary care, our commitment to our customers’ health and well-being applies to every family member, including the four-legged kind.”

Pet Pharmacy & One-Stop Shopping Perks

Albertsons Cos. pharmacies carry a variety of affordable pet medications including OTC tick, flea and heartworm preventatives.

The Pet Health Savings Card, available at any Albertsons Cos. pharmacy or the grocery store mobile app, can save customers nearly 80 percent off the monthly cost of pet medications.

When customers transfer a pet prescription to an Albertsons Cos. pharmacy, they will receive up to $75 in grocery gift cards after filling their fifth prescription.

Pet medications are available for shipping and delivery and will soon be available via mail order.

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To complement its pharmacy services, nearly all Albertsons Cos. banner stores offer a pet care aisle complete with an array of dog and cat food from leading brands such as Purina®, Iams™, Fancy Feast, Cesar® and Racheal Ray® Nutrish®, along with treats, toys, grooming products and accessories.

Pet Pilot Programs

In an effort to enhance convenience, the company is piloting two pet health service programs in Texas and California to help make routine veterinary care more accessible to pet owners.

Penny Paws mobile vaccine clinic visits towns throughout the state of Texas to offer communities low-cost, basic healthcare such as vaccinations, heartworm testing, heartworm prevention and microchipping. Currently, 15 Albertsons and Tom Thumb stores across the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex host Penny Paws to provide neighbors with low-cost exams and vaccinations for dogs and cats. The company is exploring additional sites for the Penny Paws mobile vaccine clinic to include its Randalls supermarket locations in Austin and Houston.

“Our staff of licensed veterinarians is dedicated to helping pets live a long and healthy life, which is why our community outreach program is so important in protecting canines and felines against devastating and life-threatening diseases,” said Dr. Rob Franklin, DVM DACVIM and Penny Paws Veterinary Community Outreach Lead. “Offering convenient vet appointments in the parking lots of their neighborhood grocers make this partnership a win-win for pet parents and their fur babies.”

Fuzzy offers unlimited access to a team of veterinarians who are available via video or virtual chat 24/7 to address common pet concerns such as digestion, dental hygiene, stress management and prescription medication. Launching exclusively this month at all California Safeway, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores, loyalty members can sign up for an annual Fuzzy household membership at a reduced rate of $59 for the entire pet family. Additionally, customers who sign up for Fuzzy using the grocer’s loyalty app will receive a $10 monthly credit that can be used to buy any pet care or food item in participating banner stores for up to one year.

Once a Fuzzy member, pet owners can track their pets’ medical history, prescriptions and vaccination dates, receive training and wellness tips and speak to a veterinarian at any time, resulting in less trips to a vet or emergency room clinic.

“We believe every person should have the opportunity to experience the joy of pet parenthood. To accomplish that, each day we are working to make pet care more accessible and affordable through personalized telehealth solutions. This unique partnership with Albertsons Companies is another step towards fulfilling that goal,” said Zubin Bhettay, Co-Founder and CEO of Fuzzy. “Albertsons is a company that cares deeply about its customers and understands the important role pets play in their lives. This partnership will empower pet parents with personalized, expert recommendations right from the store aisle.”

For more information on Albertsons Cos., including press releases and media images, visit albertsonscompanies.com or follow @AlbertsonsCos on Twitter.

* according to lendingtree survey, updated Sept. 12: https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/pet-ownership-inflation-survey/

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States. As of September 10, 2022, the Company operated 2,272 retail food and drug stores with 1,722 pharmacies, 402 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution centers and 19 manufacturing facilities. The Company operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia with 24 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2021, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the Company contributed nearly $200 million in food and financial support, including approximately $40 million through our Nourishing Neighbors Program to ensure those living in our communities have enough to eat.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221025005461/en/

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#Pet Financial News

[theloniousbach]

HANGING OUT AT SMALL'S LIVE #22, 19-20 SEPTEMBER 2022

ARI HOENIG with Gadi Lehavi and Tivon Pinnicot, SMALL'S, 19 SEPTEMBER 2022, 2nd set

MARTIN WIND with Ed Neumeister and Jim McNeely, MEZZROW'S, 27 AUGUST 2022

I'll put these two gigs together instead of putting them in other essays as ARI HOENIG's pianist Gadi Lehavi could have been in the last essay on Omer Avital with fellow Israelis, first Yotam Silberstein and then Eden Ladin with a vocal/guitar sit in from Dida Peled. I might have put last night's Ahud Asherie/Jeremy Pelt gig in there, but it will go into a forthcoming Art of the Duo essay based on the next run of good old Sean Mason/Giveton Gelin and a Steve Slagle/Bruce Barth gig I missed in real time. OR I could have put MARTIN WIND with the duos to think again about drummerless ensembles.

Those possible foregrounds will be backgrounds. The foreground here is the ways these trios confound usual set ups. I have seen plenty of ARI HOENIG trios with Gadi Lehavi and that's what I clicked on for an unusual for me second set. But instead of Ben Tiberio's bass, Tivon Pennicot was there to play tenor and Lehavi had a keyboard too. But it was fully an Ari Hoenig trio with some familiar tunes, the pretty For Tracy for his wife and the neighborhood jaunt Guernsey Street Goosenecks, and his ever present complex drumming that opens up an infinity of possibilities of rhythms with himself, with each member of the band, and with the collective sound. I am continually intrigued by the sheer musicality of it and the restraint and delicacy. Drummers like to roar and while Hoenig has a bit of Sesame Street's Animal in his demeanor, he is really quite subtle with nice inflections of tone.

I have in the past mistakenly underestimated Lehavi's piano thinking that the maelstrom, albeit quiet, of Hoenig and Tiberio overwhelmed him. But I have come to see both how he manages to dance over them but also how his taste allows his leader to express his own lyrical side, a lyrical side that shapes the subtle inflections that make him a different drummer. Though he had added keyboard bass and synthesizer responsibilities, his piano playing was, if anything, more focused. With Pinnicot's nice light tone but own rhythmic attack, syncing up with each band mate in turn or doing his own thing, it was quite a fresh way to deepen my appreciations of Lehavi and Hoenig while wanting to hear more of his tenor. This could have devolved into something else, cliched and fusion-y, but they used the tools and palette colors to play Ari Hoenig music. And I like Ari Hoenig music very much.

MARTIN WIND's bass with Ed Neumeister's trombone and Jim McNeely's piano at Mezzrow's also looked like a show to not let get buried in the Small's Archive. I've seen Wind a few times--with the Ingrid Jensen/Steve Tressler tribute to Kenny Wheeler and with Scott Robinson in a similar unexpected configuration. He's a strong player who stepped into being the entire rhythm section while soloing well on a set of intricate compositions. Neumeister's Gmundun was in honor of a Swiss village associated with Arnold Schoenberg and Wind's Counter My Point wove the three lines in very specific ways. It was a compositional gig without sacrificing accessibility or becoming arch. Indeed Jim McNeely is a rich pianist whom I had somehow missed. And I am fond of trombones for their timbre and range. Neumeister delivered that, but there were moments where I found his articulation blurred and that was too bad.

I needed these opportunities to retreat into the music and the writing, so Small's Live to the rescue once again.

#concert review #jazz #couch tour #almost couch tour #small’s live #small’s jazz club #mezzrow’s #2022

[thepomegranatewitch]

The 5784 / 2024 omer counter is live and expanded to twice the former length with more prayers, poetic translations, art, and space to count the omer your way. Counter and colouring companion are available on kofi, and stickers and more available on redbubble.

Here's a peek at the inside of the omer counter:

Image description: 7 screenshots of the omer counter, showing a colour cover, a black and white cover, a multi-month spread, an explanation of how to count with a list of pieces of the ritual, the omer bracha with 7 different names of Gd, a week spread with journaling prompts and diagrams, and a week's worth of dailies.

And some peeks at the colouring companion:

Image description. 3 screenshots of black and white imagesfrom the counter, showing the pomegranate spiral with wheat sheaf cover; an empty eitz chayim diagram with crescent moon and succulent, bonfire, and mountain with a rose, and a multimonth Hebrew and Gregorian double spread with peonies, roses, moons, a bonfire, and flowered mountains on each day of the omer and Shavuot.

If you like the cover image, you can buy three different versions of it on stickers, stationary, clothing, and more. You can also get a full colour version of the sfira tree with roses, just the roses (60 of them!), or a minipack of stickers for your counter.

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Image description: a branch of seven pomegranate blossoms on a blue circle, with a spiral of black moon phases getting smaller as they approach the center. In center is a sheaf of 7 stalks of wheat.

#jewish #judaism #jewish art #digital art #queer art #queer #queer jewish art #queer jew #stickers #jewish witchcraft #jewitch #flowers #roses #tree of life #eitz chayim #sfira #sfirot #sefira #sefirot #omer #counting the omer #omer counter #print it yourself

[katscratching]

The Breakable Woman

In one version, the battle over my body has ended with another’s covert strike and its pyrotechnic reaction.

My head severed sharply by a sword of Saint-Omer: limbs no more members of the same tight society: voice-box taped and shelved its tiny silver key sent poste restante to a strangulated exclave.

In this version, my dissolution is slow and particular: ligament to cartilage, a rising tide.

Desperately I want to keep hold of myself: to return to you all after this prolonged unmooring, imposed by the inky current, counter to my choice.

What remains are my words to the wine seller: I’m nostalgic for the taste of my country

to the circling necrophiliacs: I am laid out to your fancy

the person who forgot I am a person is gone.

#poetry #poem #spilled words #lost #body #trauma

[girlactionfigure]

🔅ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting the World to Israel in Realtime

🔻SUICIDE DRONE from HEZBOLLAH - LEBANON at Moshav Arbel - Lower Galilee, miss - hit open area (not exactly, meters from a family home), no sirens in impact area but there were at border area where it crossed.  Moshav Arbel, explosion heard, children in school and kindergartens rushed to shelter.

🔻ROCKET from HEZBOLLAH - LEBANON at IDF post in the Western Galilee.

▪️IDF SAYS… struck and killed terrorist who launched rockets from Gaza within minutes of the launch.

▪️HOUTHIS SAY… “We have no choice but further escalation.” (( Their honor is tied to the fact they committed to affecting Israel and Gaza but aren’t effectively doing so. Are they willing to sacrifice their fighters, civilians, cities to their honor? Yes. ))

▪️RAMADAN SWEETS FOR GAZA?  “Although Ramadan is not expected to affect the ongoing fighting in Gaza, the possibility of importing aid into the Strip that would allow Gazans to celebrate the holiday was discussed at the cabinet meeting, Haaretz reported.”  

▪️COUNTER-TERROR OPERATIONS.. overnight in Beit Omer, Hebron area, Shoafat camp, East Jerusalem, Qabatiya, near Jenin, and Jebel Al Mukhabar neighborhood of East Jerusalem, and Aqat Jaber camp near Jericho. Heavy clashes and firefights in Qabatiya.

▪️ATTACK ON PM? “A suspicious envelope was found in the Prime Minister’s office. Under investigation.”

▪️EARLIER REPORT OF GUNFIRE AT CARMIT.. Police: criminal conflict between 2 factions of the same (Arab) family.

▪️MORE ON ATTACKED SHIP.. the ship struck by the Houthis was flying the flag of Belize, registered to the UK, and operated by a Lebanese company. Oops.  Updated report says the bulk carrier is carrying AMMONIA.  If it leaks its cargo, and it was earlier said to be in danger of sinking and the crew abandoned ship - the environmental damage may be EXTREME.

#Israel #Realtime War Updates #October 7 #Operation Swords of Iron #Hamas Massacre

[junkjounral]

I’m slightly late but today I did my omer counter for this year! Counting the omer is one of my favorite traditions and I love making a calendar to keep track. Here’s hoping I remember every night to count!

#bujo #bullet journal #junk journal #bujo spread #omer #counting the omer #jumblr #bujo inspiration #bujospiration #omer counter #april #2022 #april 2022 #das me