by RabbiOlivier | Nov 17, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Toledot Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 Breaking Free From The Great Teachers At the opening of Toledot we find Isaac pleading with God, in the presence of his barren wife, Rebecca, that she might—after twenty years of waiting—finally bear a child. God hears Isaac’s plea...
by RabbiOlivier | Jan 3, 2017 | General, Torah Reflections
Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 Honoring Our Fears In the previous Torah portion we read about Jacob’s vision of the ladder that came to him in a dream. At the end of that vision God appears to him to say: “And here I am, with you. I will guard you wherever you...
by RabbiOlivier | Dec 9, 2016 | General, Torah Reflections
Vayeitzei Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 Vision Quest It is undeniable that some stones in Jerusalem radiate a certain energy. We, as Jews, come to pray at the Western Wall that supported the ancient Holy Temple built on Mount Moriah. We touch the stones of the Wall with...