by RabbiOlivier | Oct 20, 2017 | Torah Reflections
Noah Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 A World Filled with Violence Our, then, 10-year-old daughter, Amalya came home one day from the Jewish day-school she attended, with an assignment: to write a short essay about the first verses of Noah, this week’s Torah portion. This is...
by RabbiOlivier | Aug 26, 2016 | General
Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 Truth and Love Here are a few verses in this week’s Torah portion that, to me, symbolize the essential challenge of the spiritual path and perhaps, moreover, the challenge of our western civilization: Be mindful lest...