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(Ep. 255) Do you have skeletons in the closet? (Behaalotecha, 5784 בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ)

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(Ep. 254) Is your work better than Hashem's? (Shemini, 5784 שְּׁמִינִי)

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(Ep. 253) Do you worry about earning a living? (Tzav, 5784 צַו)

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(Ep. 252) When is the right time to be humble? (Vayikra, 5784 וַיִּקְרָא)

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(Ep. 251) How often do you really pray? (Mishpatim, 5784 מִּשְׁפָּטִים)

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(Ep. 250) Do you see the good in the bad? (Beshalach, 5784 בְּשַׁלַּח)

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(Ep. 249) Are you scared of the dark? (Bo, 5784 בֹּא)

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(Ep. 248) What makes you short of breath? (Va'eira, 5784 וָאֵרָא)

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(Ep. 247) What kind of advice do you give? (Shemot, 5784 שְׁמוֹת)

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(Ep. 246) What language do you speak? (Vayigash, 5784 וַיִּגַּשׁ)

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(Ep. 245) What do you complain about? (Miketz, 5784 מִקֵּץ)

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(Ep. 244) What do your dreams mean? (Vayeshev, 5784 וַיֵּשֶׁב)

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(Ep. 243) Are you an introvert or extrovert? (Vayishlach, 5784 וַיִּשְׁלַח)

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(Ep. 242) Where do you fall asleep? (Vayetze, 5784 וַיֵּצֵא)

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(Ep. 241) Who do you look like? (Toldos, 5784 תּוֹלְדֹת)

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(Ep. 240) What do you pray for? (Chayei Sarah, 5784 חַיֵּי שָׂרָה)

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(Ep. 239) When is a little water really alot? (Vayeira, 5784 וַיֵּרָא)

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(Ep. 238) Can you lie for a benefit? (Lech-Lecha, 5784 לֶךְ-לְךָ)

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(Ep. 237) Can you 'have' and 'lack' faith at the same time? (Noach, 5784 נֹחַ)

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(Ep. 236) Do you start counting from 2? (Bereshit, 5784 בְּרֵאשִׁית)

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(Ep. 235) Is there a way to prevent death? ☠⚰ (Haazinu, 5784 הַאֲזִינוּ)

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(Ep. 234) Do you seek those that hide? (Nitzavim-Vayelech, 5783 נִצָּבִים-וַיֵּלֶךְ)

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(Ep. 233) How loud is your voice? (Ki Tavo, 5783 כִּי-תָבוֹא)

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(Ep. 232) When is it not okay to hang around? (Ki Teitzei, 5783 כִּי-תֵצֵא)

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(Ep. 231) How do you avoid a pain in the neck? (Shoftim, 5783 שֹׁפְטִים)

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(Ep. 230) Is it a gift or necessity? (Re'eh, רְאֵה 5783)

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(Ep. 229) Hero or heel? (Eikev, עֵקֶב 5783)

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(Ep. 228) When should you answer a question? ‍❓ (Va'etchanan, וָאֶתְחַנַּן 5783)

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(Ep. 227) How does 345 = 1000? (Devarim, דְּבָרִים 5783)

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(Ep. 226) How clear is your vision? (Matot-Masei, מַּטּוֹת-מַסְעֵי 5783)

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(Ep. 225) How often do you forget? (Pinchas, פִּינְחָס 5783)

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(Ep. 224) What name are you called by? (Chukat-Balak, חֻקַּת-בָּלָק 5783)

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(Ep. 223) Do you wait before you complain? (Korach, קֹרַח 5783)

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(Ep. 222) Do you get punished for bad thoughts? ️(Shlach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ 5783)

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(Ep. 221) Would you leave your friend behind in the desert? ️(Behaalotecha, בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ 5783)

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(Ep. 220) Are you innocent just because you're not guilty? ⚖️ (Naso, נָשֹׂא 5783)

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(Ep. 219) Can the Jews be counted or not? (Bamidbar, בְּמִדְבַּר 5783)

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(Ep. 218) How much does your burial plot cost? (Behar-Bechukotai, בְּהַר-בְּחֻקֹּתַי 5783)

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(Ep. 217) Do you believe or do you know? (Emor, אֱמֹר 5783)

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(Ep. 216) To die or not to die, that is the question. ⚰️☠️ (Acharei Mot - Kedoshim, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדֹשִׁים 5783)

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(Ep. 215) Are you coming or going? (Tazria-Metzora, תַזְרִיעַ-מְּצֹרָע 5783)

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(Ep. 214) What creates value? (Shemini, שְּׁמִינִי 5783)

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(Ep. 213) Head, finger, (no knees) and toe. (Tzav, צַו 5783)

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(Ep. 212) Does bigger mean better? (Vayikra, וַיִּקְרָא 5783)

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(Ep. 211) How do you make a living? (Vayakhel-Pekudei, וַיַּקְהֵל-פְקוּדֵי 5783)

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(Ep. 210) What is your method of giving charity? (Ki Tisa, כִּי תִשָּׂא 5783)

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(Ep. 209) What do you need protection from? (Tetzaveh, תְּצַוֶּה 5783)

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(Ep. 208) How far in advance do you prepare? ⏱️ (Terumah, תְּרוּמָה 5783)

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(Ep. 207) Who were you in a former life? (Mishpatim, מִּשְׁפָּטִים 5783)

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(Ep. 206) Where do you feel safe? (Yitro, יִתְרוֹ 5783)

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(Ep. 205) When is all-for-one not one-for-all? (Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח 5783)

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(Ep. 204) When do we punch out the teeth? (Bo, בֹּא 5783)

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(Ep. 203) Is it better to be a staff or a snake? (Va'eira, וָאֵרָא 5783)

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(Ep. 202) What did Moshe find out? (Shemot, שְׁמוֹת 5783)

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(Ep. 201) What does the fox say? (Vayechi, וַיְחִי 5783)

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(Ep. 200) What makes you cry? (Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ 5783)

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(Ep. 199) Are you young or old? (Miketz, מִקֵּץ 5783)

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(Ep. 198) Who invented the "Thank You, Hashem!" button? (Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב 5783)

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(Ep. 197) Would you bow to an evil person? (Vayishlach, וַיִּשְׁלַח 5783)

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(Ep. 196) How important are your words? (Vayetze, וַיֵּצֵא 5783)

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(Ep. 195) When is a tenth not a tenth? ⚖️ (Toledot, תּוֹלְדֹת 5783)

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(Ep. 194) Does Hashem prefer the action or the intent? (Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה 5783)

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(Ep. 193) Is Hashem a warrior or an old man? (Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא 5783)

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(Ep. 192) Why did Reb Nochum Chernobyler get arrested? (Lech-Lecha, לֶךְ-לְךָ 5783)

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(Ep. 191) Why did the Tzadik pet the horse? (Noach, נֹחַ 5783)

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(Ep. 190) 1+1=0? (Bereshit, בְּרֵאשִׁית 5783)

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(Ep. 189) Who is your doctor? (Haazinu, הַאֲזִינוּ 5783)

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(Ep. 188) Is Hashem good at hide-and-seek? (Vayelech, וַיֵּלֶךְ 5783)

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(Ep. 187) Do we want to know the reward? (Nitzavim, נִצָּבִים 5782)

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(Ep. 186) What can South Africa teach us about Bikkurim? Understanding how to trigger a guaranteed kesiva v'chasima tovah. (Ki Tavo, כִּי-תָבוֹא 5782)

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(Ep. 185) Why did Hashem turn the curses into blessings? Understanding the love Hashem has for the Jewish people. (Ki Teitzei, כִּי-תֵצֵא 5782)

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(Ep. 184) Would you betray your brother? Understanding the punishment given to false witnesses. (Shoftim, שֹׁפְטִים 5782)

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(Ep. 183) Can you tip the scale ⚖️? Understanding how things can sometimes look bad, even if Hashem only provides good. (Re'eh, רְאֵה 5782)

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(Ep. 182) Do you live in Israel? Understanding Torah's secret to a long life. (Eikev 5782)

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(Ep. 181) Echo...cho...ho...o.... Understanding the strength of Hashem's voice. (Va'etchanan 5782)

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(Ep. 180) Don't you hate repeating yourself? Understanding the different approaches to chastising someone. (Devarim 5782)

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(Ep. 179) Fighting fire with fire. Understanding the deeper meaning behind kashering vessels. (Matot - Masei 5782)

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(Ep. 178) How important is a good yichus (lineage)? Understanding Hashem's defense of Pinchas. (Pinchas 5782)

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(Ep. 177) Can Hashem change His mind or contradict Himself? Understanding Hashem's conversation with Bilaam. (Balak 5782)

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(Ep. 176) Understanding why the manna, well and clouds were in the merit of Moshe, Miriam and Aaron. (Chukat 5782)

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(Ep. 175) How the letters of Korach's name show his mistakes. (Korach 5782)

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(Ep. 174) Was Moshe playing favorites with Yehoshua? (Shlach 5782)

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(Ep. 173) Should you feel guilty if you have it easy? (Behaalotecha 5782)

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(Ep. 172) Did you buy your wife some jewelry lately? (Naso 5782)

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(Ep. 171) 'Hu' are you? (Bamidbar 5782)

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(Ep. 170) Do you know how to make it rain? (Bechukotai 5782)

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(Ep. 169) Is it okay to ask? (Behar 5782)

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(Ep. 168) How is your wife a help to you? (Emor 5782)

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(Ep. 167) Can you learn Torah while standing on one leg? (Kedoshim 5782)

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(Ep. 166) Why did Iyov tremble in fear? (Acharei Mot 5782)

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(Ep. 165) When do you get your mitzvos back? (Metzora 5782)

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(Ep. 164) If G-d wanted us circumcised, wouldn't he have created us that way? (Tazria 5782)

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(Ep. 163) Can a prosecutor become a defender? (Shemini 5782)

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(Ep. 162) How do you cover up your misdeeds? (Tzav 5782)

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(Ep. 161) Do you prefer sweet or sour? (Vayikra 5782)

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(Ep. 160) What collateral do you care about the most? (Pekudei 5782)

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(Ep. 159) Was it extra or just enough? (Vayakhel 5782)

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(Ep. 158) When you argue with your wife, does she get historical? (Ki Tisa 5782)

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(Ep. 157) Whose name have you forgotten? (Tetzaveh 5782)

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(Ep. 156) What do you find difficult to do? (Terumah 5782)