Today is Day 16 of the Omer. Gevurah sheb’tif’eret. Power that flows from balance. For the second day in a row, during this week of tif’eret, we are honoring a European big man with an all-around game. There are a few players with more balanced games or more balanced interests than Pau Gasol. Lee Jenkins does an excellent job capturing Pau’s love of art, music, … Continue reading Day 16: Kung Pow
Today is Day 13. Yesod sheb’gevurah. Laying a foundation through power. Heading into the 1988 Seoul Olympics, US Men’s Basketball Team had lost only once in its history, to the Soviet Union at the 1972 Olympics in an extremely controversial ending. But there was no debate over their second loss, again to the U.S.S.R., this time in the 1988 Olympic Semifinals. The group of talented US … Continue reading Day 13: The Godfather of the Euro step
Today is Day 12. Hod sheb’gevurah. Might that manifests in humility. There are few men in the NBA stronger than Steven Adams. If you don’t believe me, just ask Jimmy Butler (NSFW). The native New Zealander, is big and strong, and unafraid to throw his weight around. When I think of gevurah, I think of players like Adams. But not every big man, would be … Continue reading Day 12: The Big Kiwi
Today is day one of the Omer. Hesed sheb’hesed. Within loving-kindness there is loving-kindness. Which basketball player (who wore the #1) most embodies pure hesed? That is our goal, as we begin the Omer tonight. For the first week, we will focus on players who embody hesed, an open-hearted, free-flowing form of loving-kindness. Each day will carry a secondary value, but today is all about … Continue reading Day 1: Pure Loving-Kindess
When I haven’t stepped on the court in a long time, from the moment I pickup a basketball, I am on fire. I cannot miss. Figuratively speaking that is. (My shooting percentage is not 100%). But I feel like I cannot miss. After a long layoff, with little warm-up, I am in the flow of the game. The first few times this happened, I thought … Continue reading The Undeserved Grace of Passover
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