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Shoftim – Kosher Bribery
Season 1
A judge must remain impartial to be able to judge correctly. If he receives a bribe, even if it is non-monetary or intangible, he is disqualified fro…
5 years, 6 months ago
Re’eh – Influencing People
Season 1
A wise woman once said: “Judaism is terrible at marketing.” It seems like we are doing a terrible job at influencing others to adopt Torah. It is not…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Essence of Tisha B’Av
Season 1
Tisha B’Av (The Ninth of Av) is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. On this day, the Spies returned from scouting the Land and spooked the Nation…
5 years, 7 months ago
Pinchas – Consistency is Key
Season 1
When the Temple was extant, first thing each morning a Tamid sacrifice was offered, and an afternoon Tamid offering was the last sacrifice of the day…
5 years, 7 months ago
Chukas & Balak – Second Chances
Season 1
Over the course of the Nation’s 40 year sojourn in the Wilderness they tested God 10 times. But God believes in second chances, and gave them an oppo…
5 years, 7 months ago
Parshas Chukas & Balak (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
In Parshas Chukas, we read about a highly unusual mitzvah: The Red Heifer, when an entirely red cow is burned together with a motley concoction of in…
5 years, 8 months ago
Korach – The Legendary Malcontents
Season 1
Dathan and Abiram appear in Scripture for the first time in this week’s parsha as conspirators in Korach’s insurrection, but according to the Midras…
5 years, 8 months ago
Shelach – Benefiting from Blunders
Season 1
Mistakes are endemic to the human condition. We all make mistakes. Even the titans of our history like Moshe, Aaron, and Joshua made mistakes. In th…
5 years, 8 months ago
Behaaloscha – The Eyes of the People
Season 1
Our parsha contains an unusual sequence: The nation is about to leave Sinai, and Moshe makes a prolonged, and unsuccessful, appeal to his father in …
5 years, 8 months ago
Nasso – How to Find Your Life-Mission
Season 1
A central tenet of Jewish philosophy is that every individual is unique – a world onto their own – and is entrusted by God with a unique, tailored m…
5 years, 8 months ago