by RabbiOlivier | Mar 22, 2019 | Torah Reflections
Tzav Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36 To The End of The Universe Tonight, at our first Passover Seder, we will begin telling the story of our exodus from Egypt raising the matzah and saying in one voice: Ha lachma anya… This is the bread of affliction, the bread of...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 15, 2019 | Torah Reflections
VaYikra Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 How Will We Answer The Call? “VaYikra el Mosheh vaYedaber YHVH elav me-ohel moed – He called to Moses. The Eternal One spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting.” [Lev. 1:1] Thus begins not only this week’s Torah portion, but the...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 8, 2019 | Torah Reflections
Pekudei Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 Practices on The Way to Sinai This week’s Torah portion brings the book of Exodus to a close. On the surface, these past weeks told the story of our Exodus from Egypt (Mitzrayim) and our experience at Sinai; yet at a...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 8, 2019 | Torah Reflections
T’rumah Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 The Kabbalah of Our Beings Judaism sees each of us, every being, as a channel of the most sacred. As such we are called to make ourselves selfless compassionate servants of the greater good and allow Wisdom to...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 1, 2019 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 The Angel Within Can you imagine what it must have been like the day after? Just yesterday we were at the foot of Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. It was big. It was thunderous. Our bodies were shaking, our senses were...
