Counting the Omer with an ancient litany entirely dedicated to the natural world. Perek Shira takes quotes from sacred texts and puts them in the mouths of all of Creation. Sun, Clouds, Grass, Rooster, Frog, . . . each has a voice, an homage, a lesson.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Day 26
In its seventh call the rooster says: "It is time to act, YHWH, for they have broken your law." (Proverbs 119:126) The rooster's last call is a wake-up call to God.
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