by RabbiOlivier | Jul 19, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Va-Et’chanan Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 Because Love is Our Natural State This week we find in our parashah the words that are at the center of our daily worship: the Sh’ma, and the first verses of the V’ahavta. While...
by RabbiOlivier | Jul 15, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Devarim Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 The Power of Spiritual Transmission There is a powerful story that comes to us from the Native American tradition. It used to be that after the fall hunting season, the tribe would spend the winter months...
by RabbiOlivier | Jul 5, 2013 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Mattot-Masei Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 First, Break All Your Vows Yom Kippur is fast approaching. Rabbis don’t need to look at the calendar to figure this out. We know. This is Mattot-Masei, the weekly Torah portion that is...