by RabbiOlivier | Sep 15, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Nitzavim-Vayelech Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30 Embracing Our Unpreparedness My heart is beating a little bit faster than usual today. No, I didn’t have one cup of coffee too many. But it just so happens that the combined Torah portions for this week are Nitzavim and...
by katie@betalef.org | Sep 8, 2017 | 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 soil, which...
by katie@betalef.org | Sep 7, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 On Being Commanded This week’s Torah portion is the last in Deuteronomy to present us with a collection of laws. With this kind of portion, we find ourselves struggling with some aspects of the text and truly moved by others....
