by RabbiOlivier | May 31, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Sh’lach L’cha Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 Why The Spies Were Wrong This week, in Torah, we meet again the story of the twelve elders, leaders of the Hebrew tribes, whom Moses sends to spy upon the Land of Canaan ahead of the...
by RabbiOlivier | May 22, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Naso Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 In The Shadow of Jealousy One of the most disturbingly misogynistic stories in Torah–and, admittedly, there are many–confronts us in this week’s portion. It describes a humiliating ritual a woman is forced to endure if...
by RabbiOlivier | May 3, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
B’har – B’chukotai Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34 The Evolving God of Our Understanding The last Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, B’chukotai, begins with: “If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My...