by RabbiOlivier | Apr 28, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Tazria-Met’zora Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33 We Are Energy Bodies This week’s Torah portion is, admittedly, a challenge to our modern sensibilities. This portion talks about tzara’at, a skin affliction most translators define as leprosy; although no one knows...
by RabbiOlivier | Apr 24, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Sh’mini Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 Merging With The Light As our weekly reading resumes, following the end of Passover, we are met by one of the most mesmerizing stories in Torah: the fiery death of Aharon’s sons Nadav and Avihu. Most rabbis explain their...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 3, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Mishpatim Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 Temples Within Temples Within Temples We find, in this week’s Parashah the Divine injunction that adorns Bet Alef’s new ark: “V’asu Li Mik’dash, v’Shachan’ti b’tocham – Let them make Me a Sanctuary that I might dwell among them.”...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 27, 2017 | 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...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 21, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Yitro Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 The End of Belief We finally reached Mount Sinai, ten weeks after escaping Egypt. There, Moses told us we had three days to purify ourselves and wash our clothing in preparation for our meeting with God. And as morning dawned on the...
