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The Role of Moshe in the “Second” Ten Commandments (Parshas VaEschanan)
Parshas VaEschanan: Gratitude and Ingratitude
Haftarah Parshas Chazon: Isaiah blasts the hypocrisy of the Jewish leadership class
Parshas Devarim: A Geographical Nightmare
Revenge, the Current Middle East Crisis and Parshas Matos
Parshas Matos-Masei: Why the Jews could not get Egypt out of their systems even after 42 journeys
Parshas Pinchas: Bilaam, Pinchas and the Hamas Attacks
Parshas Chukas: What EXACTLY was the sin of Moshe?
How could Korach successfully challenge the bona fides of Moses? After מַתַּן תּוֹרָה!
Parshas Shlach and October 7th
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Who is חוֹבׇב exactly?
Parshas Bechukosai: The תוכחה was pronounced right after the Ten Commandments
Parshas Behar: The theory that both בְּהַר בְּחֻקּוֹתַי were pronounced in פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים
Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping כּוֹחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה
Parshas Kedoshim: Does one size fit all?
Parshas Acharei Mos: Was Aharon a born אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, or did he become one?
Parshas Metzora: Why Did Tzaraas Cease
Parshas Tazria: If the marchers for Hamas were stricken with צרעת, would they change?
Parshas Shmini: A reason for the deaths of Aaron’s two sons
Parshas Shmini: What is the meaning of the statement that Nadav & Avihu were שְׁתוּיֵי יַיִן?
Parshas Tzav: The concept of sacrifice in the Temple, as well as in the current war in Gaza
Parshas VaYikra: The Primarily Educative Nature of the Korbanos
Purim and Parshas VaYikra: What’s Up With the Angels, the Korbanos, and Vashti?
Parshas Pekudei: When is a Mishkan a Full-Blown Mishkan? And When is it Just a Glorified בָּמָה?
Parshas VaYakhel: Why Make Keruvim After the Fiasco of the Golden Calf?
Parshas Ki Sisah: What ever happened to the tablets Moshe shattered?
Parshas Ki Sisah: What exactly was the אִסּוּר of making an image of Hashem?
Parshas Tetzaveh: Use of the Spoils of Egypt for the Mishkan
Parshas Terumah: Will the Third Temple have any technology?
Parshas Mishpatim: Warning About the Keruvim in the Temple
Parshas Yisro: Was Yisro a good guy? The arguments in favor
Parshas Yisro: What is the meaning of the babyish truculence of the Jews at the Red Sea?
Parshas Beshalach: The Connection Between Circumcision and Krias Yam Suf
Parshas Bo: Why Exactly is Moses Commanded לַחֲלֹק כָּבוֹד לַמַּלְכוּת?
Parshas Bo: What does G-d mean when He says He will punish the gods of Egypt?
What is Going on With the Conversation re: אֶהיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה? (Parshas VaEra)
Parshas VaEra: How Did the Jews Maintain Their Family Units Under Slavery ?
Parshas Shmos: If they had yeshivos in Egypt, why did most Jews go off the derech?
Parshas VaYechi: Joseph’s class-act in burying Jacob next to Leah
Parshas VaYechi: An Original Interpretation of Why Yehudah Got the Malchus- from the מֶשֶׁךְ חֲכָמָה
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph’s References to His Kavod
Again, Why Didn’t Viceroy Joseph Contact His Father? (Parshas Mikeitz)
Parshas Mikeitz: Joseph uses his prison time to learn Egyptian culture and politics
Parshas VaYeshev: Oy, מַעֲשֵׂה אָבוֹת סִימָן לַבָּנִים in a Negative Way – the Sale of Joseph
Parshas VaYishlach: Shimon & Levi – Proportionate Response?
Parshas VaYetzei: Jacob’s Character Development in This Parsha
Parshas Toldos: The Difference Between the Relationships of יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל vs. יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו
Parshas Chayei Sarah: Abraham and Ephron in Light of Current Events
Parshas VaYera: Why was Abraham Personally Invested in the Fate of Sodom?
Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History
Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses’ Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
Parshas Re’eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers
Parshas Re’eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?
Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase “וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים “?
Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?
Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?
Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?
Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?
Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them
Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?
The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History
Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of “Spin”
Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?
Parshas Naso: Some Thoughts re: The approach of HaRav Gershon Edelstein, זצ”ל
Parshas Bamidbar: The Logistics of the March from Sinai to the Promised Land
Parshas Emor: Did the Blasphemer Curse G-d? Or G-d’s Name?
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Blood and the “Battle” Between the Beis HaMikdash and the Bamos
Parshas Tazria-Metzora: What is Unique About the Leprous House?
Parshas Tzav: The Two Types of Sin Offerings: Outer and Inner
Parshas Vayikrah: Speaking to Moshe From the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, Not From the Adjacent Mt. Sinai
Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei: The Human Logistics of the Fundraising Campaign (Mishkan)
Parshas Ki Sisa: The Second Tablets Contained More Than the First Tablets
Parshas Tetzaveh: The Moreh Nevuchim’s Take on the Splendid Bigdei Kehunah
Parshas Beshalach: The Complaints Against Moshe’s Leadership – “Heading the Wrong Way!”
Parshas Bo: Why Does Moshe Deviate from His Instructions?
Parshas VaEra: The Role of Aaron in the Exodus Story – Negotiator with the Egyptians, acc. to Rashi
Parshas Shmos: The Individual Unique Experience of G-d vs. the Common Joint Experience
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph has a Whole Plan of Revenge, but in the End He Couldn’t Go-Through With It
Parshas VaYeshev: How Did Joseph Handle His Mistreatment Psychologically? I Mean, נְחָשִׁים וְעַקְרַבִּים!
Parshas VaYishlach: Esav Felt Cheated, but Didn’t Allow that to Define His Life – He Built His Own
Parshas VaYeitzei: Why did Yaakov Kiss Rachel? Why did He Cry?
Parshas Toldos: Why was it Predestined That in This Family, the Siblings Should Not Get Along?
Parshas Chayei Sara: Abraham, Efron, and “The Art of the Deal”
The Flood – Who Won in the End G-d or the Snake? (Parshas Noach)
Parshas Bereishis: Is It the Snake or the Yetzer Hara?
The Intermediate Days Between Yom Kippur and Sukkos in Light of Parshas Haazinu – An Analysis
Parshas Haazinu: Did receiveing the Torah leave Moshe physically and psychologically spent?
Parshas VaYelech: G-d Tells Moshe It Will All Fall Apart After He Dies
Parshas Nitzavim: What Exactly are the נִסְתָּרוֹת וְהַנִּגְלוֹת? The Approach of Gersonides
The Real Reason G-d, Not the Jews, Buried Moses
How Could the Jews Back a בֵּן סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה ( Absalom) as King? (Parshas Ki Seitzei)
Parshas Shoftim: The Strange Attraction Egypt Exercises on Jews
What is the Significance of מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר as the Place Moses Repeated the 10 Commandments? (Parshas VaEschanan)
Parshas Devarim: The Strange Story of the Invasion Og’s Kingdom