by RabbiOlivier | Mar 3, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 Temples Within Temples Within Temples We find, in this week’s Parashah the Divine injunction that adorns Bet Alef’s new ark: “V’asu Li Mik’dash, v’Shachan’ti b’tocham – Let them make Me a Sanctuary that I might dwell among them.”...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 5, 2016 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 You Shall Be Holy Both this past week and this week’s Torah portions speak of God’s desire for us to be holy. Last week, just before the Decalogue, God said: “… all the earth is Mine, and you shall be to Me… a holy nation.”...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 16, 2015 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 Our Highest Spiritual Principles When a person’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and it dies, they shall sell the live ox and divide its price; they shall also divide the dead animal. If, however, it is...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 2, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Mishpatim – You Are The Eternal One Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 This week’s Torah portion speaks of the ordination of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood. Ornate garments are designed by the artists among the people for the ceremony, sewn...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 17, 2012 | Adult Learning
Parashah (portion) Mishpatim – Our Highest Spiritual Principles Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 When a person’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and it dies, they shall sell the live ox and divide its price; they shall also divide the dead animal. If, however, it...