by RabbiOlivier | Aug 21, 2015 | Torah Reflections
Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 Blessings — OK, Bring Them On; But Why Curses? This week’s Torah portion is close to my heart. It was the Torah portion of the week of my wedding, sixteen years ago, and is called Re’eh,...
by RabbiOlivier | Jun 19, 2015 | Torah Reflections
Korach Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 When Korach Takes Over We left the Israelites at the edge of the Promised Land last week. Twelve tribal leaders, who had gone to scope out the Land, had come back. Ten against...
by RabbiOlivier | Apr 27, 2015 | Torah Reflections
Tazria – Metzora 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...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 26, 2015 | Torah Reflections
Vayak’hel – Pekudei Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 Practices on The Way to Sinai This week’s Torah portion brings the book of Exodus to a close. On the surface, these past weeks told the story of our Exodus...
by RabbiOlivier | Feb 20, 2015 | Torah Reflections
T’rumah Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 Creating an Inner Sanctuary This week’s Torah portion opens with the famous verse: “V’asu Li mik’dash, v’Shachan’ti b’tocham,” usually...
