by RabbiOlivier | Mar 22, 2013 | Torah Reflections
A Connection Through Time The week is coming to a close, and Monday night will be the first night of Passover. For me, this weekend will be about cleaning our house until there is no more chametz left anywhere. Chametz is the Hebrew...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 15, 2013 | Torah Reflections
Mah Nish’tanah? What Has Changed? Although we closed the Book of Exodus last week, with Passover around the corner, its stories linger still in our consciousness. This is the time of the year, personally, when I delight in re-opening the Passover Haggadah and in...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 8, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Vayak’heil-P’kudey Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 Our Spiritual Attitude Toward Work This week’s double portion in our Torah reading marks the conclusion of the Book of Exodus. The construction of the Tabernacle begins in earnest, only...