Today is the 39th day of the counting of the Omer: Netzach of Yesod

I like to think of this day in the count as the day of spiritual superglue: Yesod is about connection of course, an intense bonding experience. But of course, one can be bonded to something that you really don't want to be connected to. Sort of like when Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis found themselves handcuffed together in The Defiant Ones (of course, the idea of Tony Curtis and handcuffs isn't necessarily something I find unappealing, but i digress...). At least at the start of this movie, these men were bound together (without recognizing their real bond at first) and it was intolerable. With Netzach, one can endure bonding. Because we all want closeness and commitment, but it ain't easy. Sometimes it feels like we're handcuffed to Tony Curtis (there I go again) when we don't want to be. With Netzach, one has the spiritual  strength to endure the closeness and intense connection of Yesod. With Netzach we can live up to our commitment in marriage, in friendship, despite the many challenges we face.