by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
During the Ten Day of Awe we engage in a process of deep introspection. We open our heart with love and compassion while acknowledging our own limitations and taking responsibility for the hurtful ways we show up in our lives. At the same time, we seek to shake...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
We read in our High Holy Days meditation booklet this prayer: Now give the awe of You, Eternal God, upon all Your works, and the reverence for You upon all Your creation. These are the Days of Awe, an invitation to open to the wonder of each moment, to become...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Return again… return to Where you are, return to What you are, return to Who you are. Today is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of turning, of returning. Today is, especially, a day for introspection, a day for reflection. On this day we might be looking at our...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 30, 2014 | High Holy Days Meditations
Al Chet Sheh-cha-tanu l’fanecha… For the ways we acted out our conditioning before You… On this second day of Rosh HaShanah, of the New Year, I wanted to invite you to enter into a daily meditation process; that we might support one another as we...
by RabbiOlivier | Sep 12, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8 Let Your Heart Crack Open This week’s Torah portion begins: When you enter the land that the Eternal your God is giving your as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it, you shall take some of every fruit of the...