by RabbiOlivier | Sep 17, 2015 | High Holy Days Meditations
Back to Life, Back to Reality Day Two The Ten Days of Awe between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, are an opportunity to enter into a time of personal retreat, the theme of which is “forgiveness.” The path of forgiveness is one of the most powerful spiritual...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Those of us who gathered on Rosh HaShanah morning were privileged to listen to a a song that has become a staple of our Holy Days. It is called HaYom, which means either “this day” or “today.” And so here it is, this day – that in a lot...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Friday evening we will meet again to enter, together, into the holiest of days in Jewish tradition; the day called Yom Kippur or Yom HaKippurim. Kapparah, the noun form – issue from the same Hebrew root as the word Kippur – is often translated as...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Y’varech’cha Adonay V’Yish’m’recha May the Holy One bless you and keep you always. The Torah portion called “Re’eh” (Deut. 11:26) begins: “See, I place before you a blessing and a curse.” The relevance of...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
During the Ten Day of Awe we engage in a process of deep introspection. We open our heart with love and compassion while acknowledging our own limitations and taking responsibility for the hurtful ways we show up in our lives. At the same time, we seek to shake...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
We read in our High Holy Days meditation booklet this prayer: Now give the awe of You, Eternal God, upon all Your works, and the reverence for You upon all Your creation. These are the Days of Awe, an invitation to open to the wonder of each moment, to become...
