by RabbiOlivier | Apr 28, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Tazria-Met’zora Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33 We Are Energy Bodies This week’s Torah portion is, admittedly, a challenge to our modern sensibilities. This portion talks about tzara’at, a skin affliction most translators define as leprosy; although no one knows...
by RabbiOlivier | Apr 9, 2016 | Torah Reflections
Tazria Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59 Sin is a Divine Gift Our weekly Torah reading begins laying out spiritual practices connected to human birth: “Ishah ki tazria… – When a woman conceives…” [Lev. 12:2] In his commentary on these three words, Rashi (11th...
by RabbiOlivier | Apr 27, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Tazria – Metzorah – The Sacred Time of Giving Birth Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33 This week’s Torah portion begins with: The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears...