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Lech Lecha: Are We Also Generous When the Stakes Are High?

Noach: Are We Jumping to Conclusions?

Yom Kippur: Have an Exit Strategy Before All Those Ashamnus

Shoftim: We Don't Children Who Are Murderers; We Don't Want Children Who WIll Be Murdered

Eikev: You're Angry at Your Spouse; That May Be a Good Thing

Vaeschanan-Tu B'Av: Divisions Are Healthy; Acrimony Isn't

Devarim-Chazon: Forget Some Pain, It Will Help You Remember the Joy

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Chukas: Challenges Bring Us Down; Challenges Bring Us Up

Korach: Korach & Kayin: Seeing the Glass Half Empty

Shelach : They Teach Us That We Can Prevail.

Behaalosecha:: “Life Can Be Hard, But That Can Make You Appreciate It More."

Shavuos: Tamar & Rus - 2 Childless Widows, 2 Parallel Stories, 2 Mothers of Moshiach

Behar-Bechukosai: A Joyless Yiddishkeit in This World Cannot Create Joy in the Next World

Emor: Who Will Save Us From Our Insularity?

Tazria Metzora: Not My Fault Still My Life

Shemini: What Will We Improve This Sefira?

Pesach's Last Days: We Say a Half Hallel Because Eventually All Humanity Will Say a Whole Hallel

Pesach: Did 15 Billion Jews Die During 3 Days in Egypt?

Hashem Sent Helicopters & Israel Really Is More Religious Than Prewar Poland

VaYikra: A War Not Deluxe Enough to Not Elevate Us

Chodesh: Underground Parking Lot Weddings & Bomb Shelter Apps

Purim: We Defeated Haman Then; We’ll Defeat Haman Now

Terumah: It's Also About the Torah We Give

Beshalach: It Was Hard, But I'm a Better Person Because of It

Chayei Sarah: Was Yitzchok’s & Rivka’s Relationship Balanced? Are Our Relationships Balanced?

Vayaira: New York's Mayor Isn't Everything

Bireishis: The Hostages’ Families Teach Us Not to Blame

Shemini Atzeres: Holding On While Letting Go

Sukkos, We’re Facing Difficult Things: Let's at Least Face Them Together

Yom Kippur: Awakening Sleeping Dogs May Be Too Much, Letting Them Lie May Be Too Little

Rosh Hashana About the Future: Yom Kippur About the Past

Rosh Hashana: To Remember the Future

Ki Savo: I'm Sorry - Selichos from Person to Person

Ki Saitzai: It's Not Their Fault But It's Our Responsibility

Shoftim: Tie a Yellow Ribbon

Behaalosecha: Yes, My Father Wore Tefillin in Auschwtiz

She Didn’t Listen, When She Saw Abandon Hope All Ye How Enter Auschwitz

Behar-Bechukosai: We Couldn’t Help Yaron & Sarah: But We Can Help Others

Emor: Why Are Some of Our Fiercest Critics Jews?

Kedoshim: Not Taking Revenge: It's About Me, It's Not About Him

Tazria: It Can Be Hard to Be Together: But It’s Usually Harder to Be Apart

Shemini: Sometimes It's Better For Our Kids When It's Worse

Pesach's Last Day: It Isn't Really About Pesach!

Pesach: From Maror-Karpas to Maror-Charoses

Pesach: The Whole Life is Just Half a Matzah

Chodesh-Pekudei: To Reach the Top We Must Start at the Bottom

VayakhelVayakhel-Parah: Life After Death: In This World, Not Just in the Next

Achashvairosh & the Cohen Gadol; Persia Then Persia Now

Tetzaveh -Zachor: Haman the Amalekite; But Haman Wasn’t From Amalek?

Teruma– Shekalim: 2 Golden Red Winged Bibas Children Perched on the Ark

Mishpatim: Democrats, Republicans, Our Extraordinary Historic Period & Helping A Donkey

Yisro: The Kind Terrorists Gave the Hostages Goodie Bags!

Beshalach: I Went Into Captivity With Faith & I Returned From Captivity With Faith

Vaeira: Frogs, Cloning & Life After Death: Why It’s Easier to Believe Than Ever

Shemos: Now That Were Starting to Look Back at Oct. 7

Vayechi: Towards Good But Away From Bad

Noach: Retreat or Advance, Our Children Travel With Us

Sukkos: We're Coming Together Anyway: Let's Make It Positive

Yom Kippur: Let's Stop Running Away From Ourselves

Rosh Hashana Simanim: They Aren’t Magic & That’s A Good Thing

Ki Saitzai: If We Learn Miriam's Lesson Then We Needn't Learn Amalek's Lesson

Shoftim: Israeli Kids Have It Harder; Why Are They Happier?

Re'eh: Let's Not Divide Ourselves by Looking Back; Let's Unite Ourselves by Looking Ahead

Eikev: With Our Soldiers in Israel

Devarim-Shabbos Chazon: We Shouldn't Have to Kiss Away the Pain

Mattos Masai: Stanley Milgram’s Lesson: You Wouldn’t Kill Someone or Would You?

Masai: We Can Be That Bridge

Balak: We Tried Being There For One Another- And It Worked!

Chukas: We're Creatures of Habit: Lessons From Moshe Rabbeinu & Aharon HaCohen

Korach: The Korach-Haman Twins Didn't Prevail Then; Iran Won't Prevail Now

Shelach: Those Before Us Prevailed Against Larger Challenges - We Can Prevail Against Smaller Challenges

Beha'aloscha; There's So Much to Appreciate: My Father's Lesson

Shavuos: We Can Inspire Ourselves; We Can Inspire Others

If the Holocaust Gave My Father Strength Then Perhaps This War Can Give Us Strength

Tazria: Online Disinhibition: It's Curse, It's a Blessing

Parshas HaChodesh: Especially Now, Not Marror, But Inspiring Heroism

Parshas Parah: Not My Murdered Parents Past But My Living Children's Future

Purim: I Told You Not To Bring A Shikse Home

Pekudei: We Create Torah - That's Empowering; That's Daunting

Shekalim: We May Forget But Hamas Will Remember

Ki Sisa: It’s Not Just About Oct. 7. It’s Also about Today & Tomorrow

Purim Katan: They Don’t Realize How Much Stronger We Are Because of Oct. 7

Tetzaveh: The Mishkan Brought Us Together Then - It'll Bring Us Together Now

Mishpatim: A Concert in Auschwitz's Glorious Sunshine

Yisro: You Can’t See the Sun When You’re Wearing Sunglasses

Beshalach: If I’m Marrying Myself, Why Bother Getting Married?

Shemos: 2 Mothers, 2 Threated Children, 2 Different Endings

Vayeishev -Chanuka: Eventually We'll Reach The World, Now We'll Reach Our Own

Bereishis: During This Nightmare - Is There A Ray of light?

Shemini Atzeres: Dream Long Enough and It’ll Become a Reality

Sukkos: Rabbi Akiva Wants Us to Replicate His Beautiful Home

Shabbos Shuva & Yom Kippur: Am I Strong Enough Not to Forgive?

Nitzavim: Teshuva - It’s Like Riding a Bike

Shoftim: It's About the Head - It's About the Heart

VaEschanan & 9 Av : To Remember We Must Forget

Chukas: Water & Ash: Do We See Water or Do We See Ash

Shelach: The World Outside The Ghetto

Shavuos: Tamar & Rus: Childless Widows & Their Parallel Challenge

Shavuos: Its More About Past & Future Than About Present