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...
by katie@betalef.org | Feb 17, 2012 | Adult Learning
Compassionate Listening…Healing the World from the Inside Out Taught by Andrea Cohen The Sh’ma calls us to a deeper listening; a listening that reaches beyond our words to the One Silence that is at the source of Being. The V’ahavta invites us to...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 11, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) Yitro – One With The One Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 Now Moses went up to God. The Eternal One called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen what...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 3, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion) B’shalach – At The Edge of The Wilderness Exodus 13:17 – 19:16 Our Torah portion opens with liberation: “Now when Pharaoh let the people go…” [Exod. 13:17] As we approach biblical stories as myth, we no longer read the...