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A Thought for the Week — 148 episodes

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1

Shemini: Time to Eat

2

Tzav: Marketing 101

3

The Haggadah: Exile to Redemption

4

Vayikra: Child Sacrifice

5

Vayakhel-Pekudei: An Accounting of Faith

6

Ki Tisa: The Key Word

7

Purim: A New Era

8

Tetzaveh: A Change of Clothes

9

Terumah: Biblical Heresy

10

Mishpatim: Seeing Double

11

Yitro: A Priest and a Heretic

12

Beshalach: Time to Sing!?

13

Bo: Counting to Ten

14

Va'eira: Teaching Pharaoh…and Moshe

15

Shemot: A For Effort

16

Vayechi: The Next Generation

17

Vayigash: Faith in Man

18

Mikeitz: Torah in Translation

19

Chanukah: In the Marketplace

20

Vayeshev: The Sound of Silence

21

Vayishlach: A Tough Trip

22

Vayetze: Leaving Home

23

Toldot: The Next Generation

24

Chayei Sarah: A Man on a Mission

25

Vayeira: God Can Wait

26

Lech Lecha: Why Avraham?

27

Noach: Me and Us

28

Bereishit: The Torah Revolution

29

Vezot Habracha: Passing On

30

Sukkot: The Sukkah of Yom Kippur

31

Ha'azinu: Calling on God

32

Yom Kippur: Poetic License

33

Vayelech: Join the Symphony

34

Rosh HaShanah: Korach's Children

35

Nitzavim: Custom-ize the Torah

36

Ki Tavo: First Fruits and Curses

37

Ki Teitzei: For the Birds

38

Shoftim: An Unsolved Murder

39

Re'eh: God's Children

40

Eikev: Just One Small Thing

41

Va'etchanan: Get Smart

42

Tisha B'Av: Beneath the Silence

43

Devarim: The Great Orator

44

Matot-Masei: The Avengers

45

Pinchas: Taking the Lead

46

Balak: Animal Kingdom

47

Chukat: Holy Cow!

48

Korach: Complacency Kills

49

Shelach: Just Do It?

50

Beha'alotcha: Mr. Humble

51

Nasso: Near and Far

52

Shavuot: From Moshe to King David

53

Bamidbar: Counting the People

54

Behar: Counting to Seven

55

Emor: A Nation of Priests

56

Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Love Your Neighbour...

57

Tazria-Metzora: The Genesis of Leviticus

58

Shemini: In the Middle

59

Pesach: A Code of Ethics

60

Tzav: A Bloody Shame

61

The Haggadah: Echoes of Egypt

62

Vayikra: Time for a Break

63

Pekudei: From Nisan to Nisan

64

Vayakhel: Return of the Covenant

65

Purim: Gather Together

66

Ki Tisa: Perfect Timing

67

Tetzaveh: A Construction Project

68

Terumah: Time to Volunteer

69

Mishpatim: Saying What You Mean

70

Yitro: Why Observe Mitzvot?

71

Beshalach: Joseph Leads the Way

72

Bo: Egyptian Exile

73

Va'eira: Stranger Things

74

Shemot: Joseph Who?

75

Vayechi: Jacob's Revenge

76

Vayigash: Joseph's Revenge

77

Mikeitz: Internal Politics

78

Chanukah: Ancient and Modern

79

Vayeshev: What a Story

80

Vayishlach: What's in a Name

81

Vayetze: Let Me Have It

82

Toldot: Maybe It's Time To Sin?

83

Chayei Sarah: Avraham’s Eight Children

84

Vayeira: Choosing Avraham

85

Lech Lecha: Brotherly Love

86

Noach: The Unsung Heroes (Lemech and Terach Lead the Way)

87

Breisheet: A Play on Words

88

Shemini Atzeret: The Rainy Season Begins

89

Sukkot: Judaism 101

90

Yom Kippur: Coming Together

91

Rosh Hashana: A Very Strange Holiday

92

Nitzavim-Vayelech: The Simple Jew

93

Ki Tavo: In the Garden of Eden

94

Ki Teitzei: Time for Some Travel

95

Shoftim: A Perfect Game

96

Re'eh: Credit is Crucial

97

Eikev: What Makes G-d Mighty?

98

Va'etchanan: Above and Beyond

99

Tisha B'av: Unrighteous Indignation

100

Devarim: Full Court Press

101

Mattot-Massei: Save the Date

102

Pinchas: The Wrong Leader

103

Balak: Love is Blind

104

Chukat: Nothing New Under the Sun

105

Korach: That Was Really Dumb

106

Shelach: Scouts and Strangers

107

Beha'alotcha: Down the Mountain

108

Nasso: Adultery isn't the Whole Story

109

Shavuot: A Lonely Holiday

110

Bamidbar: By the Numbers

111

Bechukotai: It's Raining Outside

112

Behar: Climbing Everest

113

Emor: Time for a Cheeseburger?

114

Kedoshim: Holy, Holy, Holy

115

Acharei Mot: Loving Heretics

116

Pesach: Time to Rejoice

117

Metzora: The Great Shabbat

118

The Haggadah: A Comprehensive Introduction

119

Tazria: It Takes a Village

120

Shemini: Jealous Cousins

121

Tzav: Plain and Simple

122

Vayikra: For Heaven's Sake

123

Purim: A New Era

124

Pekudei: One Year Later

125

Vayakhel: Time and Space

126

Ki Tisa: (Strange) Worship

127

Tezaveh: The Kohen Gadol and Wall Street

128

Terumah: Praying Together

129

Mishpatim: Law and Justice

130

Yitro: Pre-Law

131

Beshalach: Go Jump in the Lake

132

Bo: Time to Unite

133

Va'eira: The Two Births of Moshe

134

Shemot: What's in a Name

135

Vayechi: Life and Death

136

Vayigash: Counting to 70

137

Mikeitz: Confronting the Past

138

Chanukah: Why Do We Still Celebrate?

139

Vayeshev: Messages for our Time

140

Vayishlach: And He Was Alone

141

Vayetze: Some Hard Choices

142

Toldot: Opposites Attract

143

Chayei Sarah: Values and Actions

144

Vayeira: Praying for Sodom

145

Lech Lecha

146

Noach

147

Bereishit

148

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