by RabbiOlivier | Apr 21, 2014 | Adult Learning, Holidays, Torah Reflections
Preparing for Passover #1 Mah Nish’tanah? What Has Changed? This is the time of the year, personally, when I delight in re-opening the Passover Haggadah and in looking inside for more treasures to be revealed. Four years ago I compiled a new version of the...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 15, 2013 | Torah Reflections
Mah Nish’tanah? What Has Changed? Although we closed the Book of Exodus last week, with Passover around the corner, its stories linger still in our consciousness. This is the time of the year, personally, when I delight in re-opening the Passover Haggadah and in...
by RabbiOlivier | Apr 6, 2012 | Holidays, Torah Reflections
A Connection Through Time Thursday is coming to a close, and tomorrow night is the first night of Passover. I just finished cleaning our house and I can’t imagine there could be any chametz left anywhere. Chametz is the Hebrew word that stands for all...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 30, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
The Kabbalah of Passover A few years ago, at our annual Bet Alef Community Seder, I shared with those in attendance — members and non-members alike — a tradition that has been in my family for, I suspect, many generations. Growing up, I remember looking...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 25, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Mah Nish’tanah? What Has Changed? Although we closed the Book of Exodus last week, with Passover around the corner, its stories linger still in our consciousness. This is the time of the year, personally, when I delight in re-opening the Passover...