Commentary |
Sforno |
Hizkuni |
Kli Yakar |
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Torah Portion |
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Bereshit |
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Animal Intimacy |
Imperfect Creation |
Noach |
none yet |
Carnivores Unite! |
Deadly Letter of the Law |
Lech Lecha |
A Rose by Any Other Name? |
Inherit the Living |
The Power to Bless |
Vayera |
Angel, Merchant, Prophet, Doctor |
The Blessings of Aging, Tribulations and the Death-Bed |
The Secret to Fertility |
Chayei Sarah |
The Matriarch is Dead! Long Live the Matriarch!! |
Is your child a bully? |
Instant Divine Gratification |
Toldot |
The Second Great Famine |
Who cares what they say? |
Beware the Carnivore |
Vayetze |
Three Prerequisites for Spiritual Success |
Revolving Stairway to Heaven |
Anti-Wealth Prayer |
Vayishlach |
Stalling the Angel of Death |
The Price of Fear |
Flatterer’s Folly |
Vayeshev |
The Prostitute and The King |
Einsteinian Power |
Changing Your DNA |
Miketz |
Joseph’s Egyptian Management |
Reaching Incompetence |
The Missing Spy |
Vayigash |
J’accuse! |
Distance vs. Love |
Plausible Deniability |
Vayechi |
A Blessing on Your Head |
The Lion and The Wolf |
Fragmentation of a Merchant’s Mind |
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Shmot |
The Diamond in the Cesspool |
“Elementary, My Dear Watson” |
Sin-proof |
Vaera |
Aerodynamics of Egyptian Hail |
Caring Spectators |
Know Thy Name |
Bo |
The Inescapability of Destiny |
Life of the Party |
Kill the Astrology, Eat their Lamb Chops |
Beshalach |
Tactical Deception and Clueless Pawns |
Metallic Doom |
It’s supposed to be tough |
Yitro |
“Knock, knock” |
Unclaimed Territory |
Strength of Trust, Strength of Mind |
Mishpatim |
The Purpose of Grandparenthood |
Less-Abominable Slavery |
Snap Indecision |
Terumah |
Flying Lessons |
Religion of Exceptions |
Moderate Extremists and The Miraculous Middle |
Tetzaveh |
God: Up Close and Personal |
Cover Up or Die |
Clothes Make the Saint, Sometimes |
Ki Tisah |
Chutzpah, Sin, Loyalty and Rejoicing |
Schrödinger’s Financial Cat |
Fall of the Island |
Vayakhel |
The Finest Workmanship |
none yet |
Real Generosity |
Pekudai |
none yet |
Overwhelming Force in Love and War |
Hazy Clarity |
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Vayikra |
The Crime of Ignorance |
Mate for Life |
Harnessing Evil |
Tzav |
Scouring Our Souls |
Teach the Children, Redeem the Parents |
Study vs. Action |
Shemini |
The Eternal Life Diet |
Lowest Common Denominator |
The Holy Fraud |
Tazria |
Strategy for China’s Female Infanticide |
Spiritual Contagion |
Psychosomatic |
Metzora |
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Lord of the Doppelganger Flies |
Acharai Mot |
Demonology |
“Make Thy Bed” |
Bribing your way to God |
Kedoshim |
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The Power of Ten |
Emor |
Meat+Wine=Happiness |
Homeless Bigotry |
Flesh of my Flesh |
Behar |
Faith, Famine, Feast, Food |
“Because I Said So” |
The Snake’s Illusion |
Bechukotai |
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Messianic Predictions |
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Bamidbar |
Starfleet Protocol and the Limits of Assertiveness |
Color-Coded Conquest |
Tribal Wisdom, Humility, Courage and Wealth |
Naso |
Women: “Don’t touch the merchandise” |
Strangers Amongst Us |
Secrets of the Priestly Blessing |
Behaalotcha |
Aliyah Faux Pas |
Intergenerational Training |
Food’s Spiritual Levels |
Shelach |
Unforgivable |
Fairy-Tale Theology |
Divine String Symphony |
Korach |
Polonius vs. Nachmanides |
Losing Gracefully |
Adulterous Power |
Chukat |
Sin, Disease and Healing |
Paradoxical Reality |
Beardless Righteousness |
Balak |
Out of the Mouths of Babes |
Divine Irony |
Evil-Eye Protection |
Pinchas |
Outrageous Immortality |
Cooling Passions |
Forgiven Jerusalemites |
Matot |
Evil’s Innocent Accomplices |
Moral Shields |
Wealthy Arrogance |
Masaei |
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Pillars of the Universe |
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Dvarim |
A Litigious People |
Enemy of Good: Perfect |
Hypocritical Humility |
Vaetchanan |
Atheists in the Foxhole |
God’s Loving Wrath |
Choice Exile |
Ekev |
Madoff’s Curse |
Staff of Faith |
The Double-Edged Dollar |
Re’eh |
Death by Mediocrity |
Staking Eternity |
Wear Sunscreen |
Shoftim |
Battle-ready |
Long live the politician! |
Fall of the Wise |
Ki Tetze |
Death, Taxes and the Vow-breaker |
Competitive Comparisons |
The Strength of Silence |
Ki Tavo |
“If I were a rich man…” |
Nation vs. Religion |
The Ultimate Blessing |
Nitzavim |
Dynastic Soul-Searching |
Delusional Blessings |
Evil Thoughts |
Vayelech |
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Haazinu |
Water for Growth |
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Unconditional Generosity |
Vezot Habracha |
Future Israeli Gold Rush |
Removing Adam’s Curse |
The Teacher’s Sacrifice |