by katie@betalef.org | Oct 19, 2022 | Torah Reflections
B’reishit: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 “Cain and Abel: A Teaching on Generosity” Abel was a Shepherd and Cain tilled the soil. And it was, after the passing of days, that Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the...
by katie@betalef.org | Oct 6, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 52 “The Tears of Our Liberation” Found in this week’s Torah portion is a meditation for the High Holy Days. Know, now, that I AM; I AM Is-ness itself. I AM that which manifests as Creation,...
by katie@betalef.org | Sep 14, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Ki Teitzei: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 “Tuning in to God’s Voice” As the rabbis of Talmudic times ordered the daily prayer schedule, they made sure we recite the Sh’ma—the central affirmation of our tradition—at least three times a day;...
by katie@betalef.org | Sep 7, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Ki Teitzei: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 “Bridging Heaven and Earth” As we find ourselves entering the second half of the book of Deuteronomy, our weekly parasha/portion contains a record of individual, familial, and communal laws...
by katie@betalef.org | Sep 1, 2022 | Torah Reflections
Shoftim: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 “Humility is Not Humiliation” This week is the first week of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. It is traditionally a time dedicated to introspection, to reviewing the year that...
