by RabbiOlivier | Nov 11, 2014 | Torah Reflections
Vayeira Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 Beyond Our Need For Justice In his life storyline, Abraham has not always risen to the occasion of his ethical challenges. Yet this aspect of his story his worthy of praise: his standing up to God in the...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 20, 2014 | Torah Reflections
Bereishit Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 In The Image of God As the Torah scroll is open once more to its very first word, and the annual cycle of our Torah study begins again, we are immediately plunged into the grand story of creation of sacred...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Those of us who gathered on Rosh HaShanah morning were privileged to listen to a a song that has become a staple of our Holy Days. It is called HaYom, which means either “this day” or “today.” And so here it is, this day – that in a lot...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Friday evening we will meet again to enter, together, into the holiest of days in Jewish tradition; the day called Yom Kippur or Yom HaKippurim. Kapparah, the noun form – issue from the same Hebrew root as the word Kippur – is often translated as...
by RabbiOlivier | Oct 8, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Y’varech’cha Adonay V’Yish’m’recha May the Holy One bless you and keep you always. The Torah portion called “Re’eh” (Deut. 11:26) begins: “See, I place before you a blessing and a curse.” The relevance of...
