by RabbiOlivier | Aug 31, 2011 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Shoftim – Humility is Not Humiliation Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 Today is the first day of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. It is traditionally a time dedicated to introspection, to reviewing the year that...
by RabbiOlivier | Aug 24, 2011 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Re’eh – Letting Go of All Truths Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 How do I invite God into my life? How do I fill my life with the Divine Presence moment to moment? These are the questions many of us on the spiritual path ask ourselves....
by katie@betalef.org | Aug 17, 2011 | Community, Events, Photos
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by RabbiOlivier | Aug 17, 2011 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Eikev – Truth and Love Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 Here are a few verses in this week’s Torah portion that, to me, symbolize the essential challenge of the spiritual path and perhaps, moreover, the challenge of our western...
by RabbiOlivier | Aug 10, 2011 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) VaEtchanan – Was Moses Lying? Deuteronomy 3:1 – 7:11 A few weeks ago at Shabbat services I spoke about the story of the “Waters of Meribah” wherein God sentenced Moses and Aaron to die in the wilderness for having disobeyed...