Bereishis
Genesis

Shmos
Exodus
Vayikra
Leviticus
Bamidbar
Numbers
Devarim
Deuteronomy

 

Bereishis
Does the World Need God?
Adam vs Kayin: Blame
Emotion or Reason?
With an Open, Probing Mind
Man’s (Futile) Search for Happiness
Repeating our Torah study cycle with originality
Naked in Paradise

 

Shemos
Power in a Name
Moshe's leadership style
Those who fear God resist evil

 

Vayikra
Why Vayikra combines sacrifices and moral perfection
Why Sacrifice Makes Sense
Prayer
Encounter with the Creator
Sacrifice Unto God
Not for His sake

 

Bamidbar
Jewish Unity
Intro to Bamidbar: Failure and Hope
Restraint & Wisdom

 

Devarim
Champion of Rebuke
Moses' Legacy
Moshe's Last Words
Moshe's Final Message
We're Still Here

Noach
Why Destroy Creation?
Noach: Lone Survivor
1 Righteous Man
Avoiding Doomsday
One Righteous Man
Noach Found Favor
Sexual Revolution
Noach saved the World

Vaera
God "Created" Moses: Providence from birth
Did the Plagues Affect the Jews?
When light is dim
The Setback
The Enemy Within
Let My People Go!
Plague of Hail
Pharaoh's Failed Escapism
Using Our Minds

Tzav
Actualize your Nature
Naso
If I Am Not For Myself
Self-Denial
Turning Weakness into Strength

VauEschanan
Be careful what you pray for
Altering Torah is like Idolatry
Moses: Barred from Israel
Held to a Higher Standard
A Perfect Law
"Shown to Know"

Lech Licha
Possessed by Love
Abraham's Journey
The Champion of Hishtadlut
The Righteous Warrior
Abraham's Search for God
Greatest Revolutionary
Abram's Journey to the Unknown
Abraham's Religion

Lech Lecha

Bo
Soul Searching
Armed and Ready
From Hatred to Admiration
Why Pharaoh got angry
A Hardened Heart
Bo
Pharoah: A point of No Return
The Wisdom of the Plagues
Moses' Mission & Pharaoh's Free Will
Death of Firstborn

Shemini
Man in Search of God
Higher Standard
Use Your Mind When Serving

Behaalos'cha
Can we hasten Mashiach?
Disloyal Minorities
A simple thanks would be nice
  Jews by Choice
Was Yitro Selfish?
Suffering: Not a Mitzvah

Ekev
Jewish Superiority?
Chosen Doesn't Mean Superior
Proud To Be Jewish
Circumcised Heart
Hamas and anti-Semitism: An Enduring Pathology
Never Forget Hashem: The Purpose of Blessings
The Mission of the Jewish People
Who has God Chosen?

Vayereh
Can I Encounter Hashem?
Don't Look Back
Unquestioning Obedience
Miracles and Self-Reliance
Bikkur Cholim Saves Lives
Rush to Judgement
Virtue of Vengeance
Trials of Avraham
Don't Look Back
In His Image

Bishalach
The War to End War
Leaving Egypt
Saw You at Sinai
Love: Not all You Need
Teshuva
Leadership of Moshe Rebbenu

Tazria
Tazria: A Righteous Parent

Shelach
Tragedy in the Wilderness
Pessimistic Outlook
Faith in God
The Sin of the Spies
See for Yourself
Ri'ei
Mitzvah: How and Why its Performed is Crucial
Blessings and Curses
The False Prophet
Re'eh: Test of Love

Chayeh Sarah
Wife Selection: Ideal vs. Absolute
Goodly Old Age
Love and Marriage: Which Comes First?
Marriage Made in Heaven
A Sacred Mission

Yisro
Seize the Torah
Inner Adversaries: Gentile culture has poisoned Jewish thinking
Ten Commands: Rejoice in your Portion
Commanded to Believe?
The Object Yitro
Thirst for Knowledge

 Metzora

 Korach
Must leaders be popular?
Hidden Blessing
Know Thyself: Korach's Failure to see his motives
Korachism
Attack from Within
Korach 5771
Ultimate Validation
Ego is Insatiable

Shoftim
Is there a future now? Why is such a belief abhorrent to God?
Unauthorized Compassion
Can Man Overcome Fear?
The Future: Does it Exist?
Above the Law
Shoftim: Pacifism
Shoftim - Pursuit of Justice

Toldos
When Lying is Necessary
Uncommunicative Couple
Deception
Isaac: An Unblemished Burnt Offering
Identity Theft
Do the righteous have it easy?
Parental Love
Respect & Suspect
Isaac's Wells: The Emergence of the Second Patriarch
Isaac - Oleh Temima

Mishpatim
New Frumkeit
Proper Exercise of Power
Civility & Sanctifying God
Acharei Mos
Religion of Life

Chukas
Honesty in the Service of Hashem
The Power of Ashes
Judaism and Death
In the Merit of the Righteous
Attaining Purity
Red Heifer and Olam Habah

Ki Teitze
Wounded Narcissism
Precaution: Fences
Come Fly with Me
Friends
Ki Tetze - In harms way

Vayetzei
Why did Jacob leave home?
A Ladder to Heaven
Why Yitzchak Loved Esav
Jacob's Ladder
The Counsel of Hashem Endures
When a tzaddik
should get angry

Teruma
A Place for Hashem
Jewish Unity
Drawing close to Hashem
Serve Only Hashem
Material Wealth and True Blessings

 Kedoshim
May we heighten pleasure?
Let's Be Holy
Kedoshim: Strategic Silence
Kedoshim: Man can Become Holy
Subjective Justice: Parshas Kedoshim

Balak
Can Curses Do Harm?
Fatal Seduction
Do Blessings Matter?
A Nation that Dwells Alone
 Kisavo
Ki Tavo - An Allusion to the Holocaust
A Strange Confession
Where Shall Torah be Fulfilled?
Are we innately good?
Vayishlach
Call for Violence
Can We Finally Reconcile?
Conquering Hate
Let's talk about it
Titzaveh
Fearless Torah Defenders
Measure for Measure
Do Clothes Make the Man?

Emor
Made in Heaven
Are We Holier Than Thou?
The Source of Sanctity
Vegetarian
Jewish Exceptionalism
His Mercies are on All His Works
Every Jew can Become a Kohen
Life and Death

Pinchas
An Intellectual Embarrassment
Must we Hate Evil?
Popularity
Sin of Tolerance
 Nitzavim
Is Torah Accessible?
Whims of the Heart
Metaphysical Dimension
Never Lose Hope
Vayeishev
A People Restored
May Parents have Favorites?
Why Yaakov favored Yosef
The Selling of Joseph

Kisisa
Etched in Stones
Ki Tisa - Shabbos
Remaking the Gold Calf
Charismatic Leader
The Gold Calf & Pluralists – Judaism's Imposters

 Behar
Unbreakable Covenant
Personal Piety
On Loan from God
Sabbatical unto God
 Mattos
Excessive Religiosity
The Ultimate Conquest
Learning as a Refuge
Separating from the Community
Uncharacteristic Anger
His Faithfulness is Eternal
 Vayelech
All Depends on Me
Mekaitz
Significance of Dreams
Never Play the Victim
Change of Fortune

Vayakhel
Be Strong
Festivities of the Mind
Of Enduring Value
Shmos in Review

Bechukosai
Unusual Punishment
Bechukosai: A Land That Abhors Immorality
Jerusalem's Holiness
Peace and Love

Maasei
Uncharacteristic Anger

 Haazenu
A Song from Moshe's Heart

Vayigash
Revisiting the Scene of the Crime
Leaving Exile
The Secret of Forgiveness
Reconciliation

Pekuday
Commitment
Faithful Artisans
Consequences of Sin
 Vezos HaBracha
The Spirit of Wisdom
Those Who Curse
Vayichi
Vayeche: God's Country
Would Joseph take revenge?
Joseph's Oath
Gratitude: Short Lived