by RabbiOlivier | Dec 19, 2012 | Community, Events, General, Israel
Our plan was simple. We were going to stop in the Druze village of Peki’in mostly because it is connected to Kabbalistic mythology and because Jana had arranged for our group to experience Druze hospitality at a dinner that evening. Peki’in is connected to Kabbalah...
by RabbiOlivier | Dec 16, 2012 | Community, General, Israel
Following our magical encounters yesterday, I wanted to continue practicing awe and letting myself be surprised by whatever was to arise for me today. In fact, I had made it part of my guiding through our morning meditation. It is amazing what can happen when we...
by RabbiOlivier | Dec 15, 2012 | Community, Events, General, Israel
We spent part of the day at the beach in Tel Aviv today. It was good, on this second day, to be able to bathe in the sun, get our feet buried in the sand and dip our toes in the Mediterranean Sea. To me, these moments are a doorway to a deeper presence, to a relaxed...
by RabbiOlivier | Dec 14, 2012 | Community, Events, General, Israel
How do you measure time? Is it by watching your kids growing up, your parents growing old, or the wrinkles on your face growing deep? Our tradition measures time from one Shabbat to the next and from one Torah reading cycle to the next. Some measure time by following...
by RabbiOlivier | Dec 13, 2012 | Community, Events, General, Holidays, Israel, Press
Could you pinch me please? I am having a hard time believing it, but we are here—we are all here—in Israel, ready to embark on a new journey of self-discovery through the landscape and the people of this magical land. I took a taxi from the airport to Jerusalem on...
by RabbiOlivier | Aug 17, 2012 | Adult Learning, Community, Events, Israel
The Wonders Of Israel 2012 December 12 – 23, 2012 Jana reminded me in a conversation last week that unavoidably, in every trip, she and I look at each other or one of the participants always exclaims: “I wish so-and-so had come!” Don’t be...
