by RabbiOlivier | Jun 27, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Chukat Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 The Dissolving Power of The Light of Truth Since we left last week’s Torah portion and opened our books again to study this week’s, thirty-eight years have passed. The generation of Israelites who had known the slavery of...
by RabbiOlivier | Jun 16, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Sh’lach L’cha Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 They Warned Moses And They Were Right This week’s Torah portion begins with the famous episode of the spies. Much has been said and written about this episode as it is a turning point in the...
by RabbiOlivier | Jun 9, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
B’ha-alot’cha Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 The Many Branches of Our Inner Menorah The Eternal spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him, “When you kindle the lamps, toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast...
by RabbiOlivier | May 30, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Nasso Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 The True Purpose of Blessing In our Torah reading this week we happen upon one of the central blessings of our tradition; the Priestly Blessing. And the Eternal spoke to Moses, saying; Speak to Aaron and to his sons saying;...
by RabbiOlivier | May 23, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
B’midbar Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 We Lose Our self To Find Our Self The midrash relating to the opening of this week’s Torah portion, “B’midbar,” meaning: “In the wilderness;” asks its reader: “Why was the...
by RabbiOlivier | May 23, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
B’har Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2 Proclaim Liberty Throughout The Land On July 8, 1776 the Liberty Bell was rung in Philadelphia to mark the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. On the side of the legendary cracked bell the famous...
