by RabbiOlivier | Jul 11, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Pinchas Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 The Mount of Transitions As we are nearing the end of the Book of Numbers, and therefore the end of the Exodus narrative — which will be retold by Moses in the last book of Deuteronomy — this week’s Torah portion...
by RabbiOlivier | Jul 6, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Balak Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 We Are Not in Control This week’s Torah portion retells one of the most peculiar stories in Torah; that of Balaam and his donkey. Balaam is a professional curser hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the...