Netzach
This week is Netzach. The fourth week from Pesach. That's crazy that it's been a month, feels like yesterday. What is Netzach? There are a lot of translations because it's beyond one word. All the sefiros are like that. The way I understand Netzach is perseverance. I was going through some things I wrote the other day. That day was Tiferes in Netzach. What's Tiferes? In this context I think the best translation is compassion. Compassion is not sympathy or even empathy. Compassion is fully experiencing and being in every situation. To yourself and to others. Whatever the situation calls for. Laughing with someone, or crying with them. Whatever will be best for them. Is my Compassion only there when it's convenient, when I feel positive feelings or also when it's hard? When maybe I feel like another person doesn't deserve compassion or I myself don't deserve compassion. Hashem is perfect in all these attributes. Hashem has compassion no matter what. And...