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 5, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 Wrestling With The Uncomfortable Each year, when I meet Ki Teitzei — this week’s Torah portion — I come to realize again why so many people are moved to altogether abandon any kind of religious pursuit....
by RabbiOlivier | Aug 29, 2014 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Shof’tim Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 The Healing Power of Self-Awareness This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. Less than 29 days separate us from Rosh HaShanah, New Year’s Day. Elul is a month of...