Counting the Omer Day Five: Hod of Chesed

We continue our meditation on different aspects of chesed, love. Hod has several different interpretations in the Kabbalah. Literally, it means “glory” or “splendor.” Some also associate it with “hoda’ah,” which means acknowledgement, and some go from acknowledgement to humility. In chasidut, hod is associated with temimut, sincerity.

Sincerity is an important aspect of love. It connotes depth. It’s the difference between love and infatuation. Infatuation can be based on a false image; you can be infatuated with a movie star, but real love requires much greater depth and sincerity. As the Bee Gees put, “How deep is your love?”

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