Bereishis Genesis
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
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"
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
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
Tazria Tazria: A Righteous Parent
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
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
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
Kedoshim May we heighten pleasure? Let's Be Holy Kedoshim: Strategic Silence Kedoshim: Man can Become Holy Subjective Justice: Parshas Kedoshim
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
Kisisa Etched in Stones Ki Tisa - Shabbos Remaking the Gold Calf Charismatic Leader The Gold Calf & Pluralists Judaism's Imposters
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
Vayigash Revisiting the Scene of the Crime Leaving Exile The Secret of Forgiveness Reconciliation