by RabbiOlivier | Jul 15, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Pinchas Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 Rabbi Moses There is a beautiful passage in this week’s Torah portion where God tells Moses to ascend a mountain and, from its peak, to gaze at the Promised Land before him. After that, God says to him, you “shall be gathered to your...
by RabbiOlivier | May 8, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Acharei Mot – Kedoshim Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30 Drawing Closer Through Generosity There is an interesting passage in this week’s Torah portion that caught my eye this time around. God, through Moses, asks the Israelites to only bring sacrifices at the...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 27, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 The Angel Within Can you imagine what it must have been like the day after? Just yesterday we were at the foot of Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. It was big. It was thunderous. Our bodies were shaking, our senses were...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 21, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Yitro Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 The End of Belief We finally reached Mount Sinai, ten weeks after escaping Egypt. There, Moses told us we had three days to purify ourselves and wash our clothing in preparation for our meeting with God. And as morning dawned on the...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 3, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Bo Exodus 10:1 – 13:16 God Acts in Wondrous Ways Our Torah portion opens, this week, with the last four plagues to befall Egypt. “Then the Eternal One said to Moses, ‘Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart… so that I may display My signs among them, and...