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A Thought for the Week — 159 episodes

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1

Chukat: Return of the Snake

2

Korach: He too is Deserving of Honour

3

Shelach: Touring the Land

4

Beha'alotcha: Time to Gather Together

5

Nasso: Truth from the Heart

6

Shavuot: A Book of Kindness

7

Bamidbar: Is it One or Two?

8

Behar-Bechukotai: Very Interest-ing

9

Emor: The Daily Count

10

Acharei-Mot Kedoshim: Bedtime

11

Tazria: Thinking About Life

12

Shemini: Time to Eat

13

Tzav: Marketing 101

14

The Haggadah: Exile to Redemption

15

Vayikra: Child Sacrifice

16

Vayakhel-Pekudei: An Accounting of Faith

17

Ki Tisa: The Key Word

18

Purim: A New Era

19

Tetzaveh: A Change of Clothes

20

Terumah: Biblical Heresy

21

Mishpatim: Seeing Double

22

Yitro: A Priest and a Heretic

23

Beshalach: Time to Sing!?

24

Bo: Counting to Ten

25

Va'eira: Teaching Pharaoh…and Moshe

26

Shemot: A For Effort

27

Vayechi: The Next Generation

28

Vayigash: Faith in Man

29

Mikeitz: Torah in Translation

30

Chanukah: In the Marketplace

31

Vayeshev: The Sound of Silence

32

Vayishlach: A Tough Trip

33

Vayetze: Leaving Home

34

Toldot: The Next Generation

35

Chayei Sarah: A Man on a Mission

36

Vayeira: God Can Wait

37

Lech Lecha: Why Avraham?

38

Noach: Me and Us

39

Bereishit: The Torah Revolution

40

Vezot Habracha: Passing On

41

Sukkot: The Sukkah of Yom Kippur

42

Ha'azinu: Calling on God

43

Yom Kippur: Poetic License

44

Vayelech: Join the Symphony

45

Rosh HaShanah: Korach's Children

46

Nitzavim: Custom-ize the Torah

47

Ki Tavo: First Fruits and Curses

48

Ki Teitzei: For the Birds

49

Shoftim: An Unsolved Murder

50

Re'eh: God's Children

51

Eikev: Just One Small Thing

52

Va'etchanan: Get Smart

53

Tisha B'Av: Beneath the Silence

54

Devarim: The Great Orator

55

Matot-Masei: The Avengers

56

Pinchas: Taking the Lead

57

Balak: Animal Kingdom

58

Chukat: Holy Cow!

59

Korach: Complacency Kills

60

Shelach: Just Do It?

61

Beha'alotcha: Mr. Humble

62

Nasso: Near and Far

63

Shavuot: From Moshe to King David

64

Bamidbar: Counting the People

65

Behar: Counting to Seven

66

Emor: A Nation of Priests

67

Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Love Your Neighbour...

68

Tazria-Metzora: The Genesis of Leviticus

69

Shemini: In the Middle

70

Pesach: A Code of Ethics

71

Tzav: A Bloody Shame

72

The Haggadah: Echoes of Egypt

73

Vayikra: Time for a Break

74

Pekudei: From Nisan to Nisan

75

Vayakhel: Return of the Covenant

76

Purim: Gather Together

77

Ki Tisa: Perfect Timing

78

Tetzaveh: A Construction Project

79

Terumah: Time to Volunteer

80

Mishpatim: Saying What You Mean

81

Yitro: Why Observe Mitzvot?

82

Beshalach: Joseph Leads the Way

83

Bo: Egyptian Exile

84

Va'eira: Stranger Things

85

Shemot: Joseph Who?

86

Vayechi: Jacob's Revenge

87

Vayigash: Joseph's Revenge

88

Mikeitz: Internal Politics

89

Chanukah: Ancient and Modern

90

Vayeshev: What a Story

91

Vayishlach: What's in a Name

92

Vayetze: Let Me Have It

93

Toldot: Maybe It's Time To Sin?

94

Chayei Sarah: Avraham’s Eight Children

95

Vayeira: Choosing Avraham

96

Lech Lecha: Brotherly Love

97

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

98

Breisheet: A Play on Words

99

Shemini Atzeret: The Rainy Season Begins

100

Sukkot: Judaism 101

101

Yom Kippur: Coming Together

102

Rosh Hashana: A Very Strange Holiday

103

Nitzavim-Vayelech: The Simple Jew

104

Ki Tavo: In the Garden of Eden

105

Ki Teitzei: Time for Some Travel

106

Shoftim: A Perfect Game

107

Re'eh: Credit is Crucial

108

Eikev: What Makes G-d Mighty?

109

Va'etchanan: Above and Beyond

110

Tisha B'av: Unrighteous Indignation

111

Devarim: Full Court Press

112

Mattot-Massei: Save the Date

113

Pinchas: The Wrong Leader

114

Balak: Love is Blind

115

Chukat: Nothing New Under the Sun

116

Korach: That Was Really Dumb

117

Shelach: Scouts and Strangers

118

Beha'alotcha: Down the Mountain

119

Nasso: Adultery isn't the Whole Story

120

Shavuot: A Lonely Holiday

121

Bamidbar: By the Numbers

122

Bechukotai: It's Raining Outside

123

Behar: Climbing Everest

124

Emor: Time for a Cheeseburger?

125

Kedoshim: Holy, Holy, Holy

126

Acharei Mot: Loving Heretics

127

Pesach: Time to Rejoice

128

Metzora: The Great Shabbat

129

The Haggadah: A Comprehensive Introduction

130

Tazria: It Takes a Village

131

Shemini: Jealous Cousins

132

Tzav: Plain and Simple

133

Vayikra: For Heaven's Sake

134

Purim: A New Era

135

Pekudei: One Year Later

136

Vayakhel: Time and Space

137

Ki Tisa: (Strange) Worship

138

Tezaveh: The Kohen Gadol and Wall Street

139

Terumah: Praying Together

140

Mishpatim: Law and Justice

141

Yitro: Pre-Law

142

Beshalach: Go Jump in the Lake

143

Bo: Time to Unite

144

Va'eira: The Two Births of Moshe

145

Shemot: What's in a Name

146

Vayechi: Life and Death

147

Vayigash: Counting to 70

148

Mikeitz: Confronting the Past

149

Chanukah: Why Do We Still Celebrate?

150

Vayeshev: Messages for our Time

151

Vayishlach: And He Was Alone

152

Vayetze: Some Hard Choices

153

Toldot: Opposites Attract

154

Chayei Sarah: Values and Actions

155

Vayeira: Praying for Sodom

156

Lech Lecha

157

Noach

158

Bereishit

159

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