by RabbiOlivier | May 26, 2017 | Torah Reflections
B’midbar Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Too Big to Fail “Too big to fail.” It seems this pithy phrase has become the new mantra of American life since 2008. Time and again our news media brandishes the fear of financial disaster if this company goes under, or that...
by RabbiOlivier | Jun 10, 2016 | General
B’midbar Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 We Lose Our self to Find Our Self The midrash relating to the opening of this week’s Torah portion, “B’midbar,” meaning: “In the wilderness;” asks its reader: “Why was the Torah given...
