Emor: Counting Our Change
By Rabbi S. Weiss
This is the paradox of Man.
Kedoshim: The Other Side of the Coin
By Levi Chazen
This is the greatness of Judaism.
Pesach: And still we suffer
By Shlomo Riskin
The last day of Pesach highlights the danger which lay in wait for the Israelites as they approached the Red (Reed) Sea.
Acharei Mot: You're in Israel now
By Yaacov Peterseil
Do we make it kosher?
Metzora: No Pain, No Gain
By Levi Chazen
Jews outside the Land do not have this concern.
Tazria: Rav Arrives in Babylonia
By Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Rabbi Abba was the preeminent scholar of his time.
Parah: Golden Calves and Cups
By Rabbi S. Weiss
There is a common theme here.
Shemini: Praying with fire
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
"And it happened on the eighth day..."
Tzav: The Thanksgiving Offering
by Rabbi Steven Ettinger
We can't bring the korban todah - yet.
Zachor: The Assault of Amalek
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
The people of Israel have two national missions.
Vayikra: The Call to All of Us
by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple
He calls to us to elevate ourselves morally.
Shekalim: All For One
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Unity is not just a means to worldly ends.
Pekudei: The Lesson of the Vav
by Moshe Kempinski
We are living in a much fractured world.
Vayak'hel: Come Together to Build the Mishkan
by Rabbi Yosef Wolicki
The mission can succeed with a united people.
Ki Sisa: Every Jew counts
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
"The number of the children of Israel shall be as the sands of the sea..."
Tetzaveh: Reaching Our Potential
by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple
God expects us to be His partners.
Terumah: The Grandest Mitzvah of Them All
by Rabbi Binyamin Zev Kahane
A third of all mitzvot are dependent on it.
Mishpatim: The Secret of the Angels
by Moshe Kempinski
The "secret of the angels" implies more than the spiritually powerful act of "simple obedience."
Yitro: A Pure Revelation
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Moses' descent afterwards to give the Torah to the people also took place at first light.
Beshalach: It Grows on Trees
by Rabbi S. Weiss
Why should an "act of G-d" be necessary for the water to resume its original, natural function?
Bo: Plagues and Prophecies
by Rabbi Lazer Gurkow
It is instructive to see how Moshe Rabbeinu acted in one of his last encounters with the leader of the civilized world.
Va'eira: Where Heaven Touches Earth
by Moshe Kempinski
The ultimate redemption will involve entering into the land that has been given to them as a heritage.
Shemos: 'I Shall Be What I Shall Be'
by Moshe Kempinski
The differing seventy names of G-d simply define all the various forms and styles of such Divine relationships.
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