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Weekly Torah Commentaries — 284 episodes

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Real-life Holiness

2

The Lightness of Grace

3

Beauty in Distinction

4

Passover Removes the Leaven of Despair

5

The Call to Connection

6

Our Noise and God’s Music

7

Lingering in the Tent

8

Do Not Forget

9

The Gift is More Than Giving

10

Growing New Shells

11

A Perfect Government

12

The Promise of Freedom Lives On

13

Tradition!

14

The Ransomed Life

15

From Hearing to Attentive Listening

16

Joseph: Instant Gratification vs Forgiveness

17

Suffering with Character, Rising with Hope

18

More than the Oil 

19

When Brothers Are Reconciled

20

Finding Our Rosebud

21

Esau Have I Loved

22

Sarah: An Example to Every Generation

23

A Rock Feels No Joy

24

The People of Israel Are Alive and Well

25

Pass the Baton!

26

All Beginnings Are Hard

27

Sukkot: Celebrating God’s Presence

28

Chains of Words, Freedom of Spirit

29

He Will Not Leave You

30

Days of Awe and Repentance

31

Arise and Shine!

32

The Stray Ox and the People of Israel

33

Parashat Re’eh: Seeing the Mystery

34

Fuel for Righteous Living

35

The Paradox of Election

36

Build and Rebuild

37

Cut into Covenant: The Passion and Promise of Messianic Judaism

38

The Women Who Spoke What is Right

39

Which Name of God Will You Make Known?

40

Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender

41

Rebellion and Its Cure

42

The Battle Belongs to the Lord

43

Naso: Make an Accounting

44

The Divine Romance

45

Ever Ever Land

46

Whatsa Manna For You?

47

The Cup of Intimacy

48

Advancing in Holiness as We Count the Omer

49

Do What Counts

50

Personal Renewal in the Spirit

51

A Season of Anticipation is About to Begin

52

The Invitation to Moses Is Also to Us

53

The Oil of Joy

54

Masterpiece in the Desert

55

“Please, Show Me Your Glory!”

56

The Sweet Aroma of Prayer

57

The Mishkan and the Restoration of Israel

58

You Gotta Serve Somebody

59

How to Have Peace with the In-laws

60

Being God's “Hope Dealers”

61

Reading Renewal Forward

62

I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

63

How Are You Wired?

64

And Then I Saw His Face

65

Unity: The Ultimate Miracle

66

We Only Know That He Is with Us

67

"I Have Plenty!"

68

Leah's Tears

69

Why Me, Lord?

70

Invoke God’s Character When You Pray

71

Love in Strength: the Unique Hesed of Abraham

72

“Go forth” — a Risky Command

73

After the Flood

74

Fully Alive in 5785

75

Sukkot and the Frailty of Life

76

Everybody Needs a Hero

77

A Much-Needed Renewal of Awe

78

Teshuvah: How To Return

79

Remember Who You Are!

80

Everlasting Love

81

Season of Return

82

Depth Perception

83

Not by Bread Alone

84

The Consolation of Children

85

Tisha b'Av: Lamenting with Hope

86

Be True to Your Word

87

Are You Zealous or Jealous?

88

Seeking Goodness Is Seeking Truth

89

The Beauty of the Red Heifer

90

You Say You Want a Revolution?

91

The God of Each of Us

92

Spirit-Infused Torah

93

Be an Agent of Hope

94

Sooner or Later, Jubilee is Coming

95

Our Priority: Conservation or Contagion?

96

Sweat the Small Stuff

97

Walk It Out!

98

Why Is This Passover Different?

99

Stop the Spread of Evil Speech

100

Doctors of the Soul

101

Being the Chosen People is Dangerous

102

Honest Worship

103

The Lord Calls Us by Name

104

The Future Is Now: Hanna-Barbera and the Real Magic Kingdom

105

A Beautiful Mansion for God

106

“I Have Called You Friends”

107

The Glorious Garments of Service

108

Organized Religion

109

A Way to Live in the Presence of the Lord

110

Breaking Bread with God

111

Meeting God on the Battle Line

112

Looking for a Leader

113

Finding Intimacy with God Through the Journey

114

God’s Calling is Greater than Our Fears

115

Finding Life in Egypt

116

The Courage to Rise

117

A Life in Technicolor

118

Servants of the Holy, Servants of the Light

119

You Know, You Are Also Right

120

The Twelve Tribes and Beyond

121

Keep Digging Those Wells

122

Taking the Long View

123

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

124

It’s About the People

125

The Original Influencer

126

How to Respond in an Evil Day

127

“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your . . . Year!”

128

Sukkot and Your Divine Purpose

129

Moses the History Teacher Extraordinaire

130

It’s a New Year—Have a Blast!

131

Wrapping Ourselves in Messiah

132

When the Way Seems Uncertain

133

Just Say Nothing

134

Justice, Not Vengeance

135

Freer Than We Think

136

Don’t Forget How to Remember

137

Two Keys to the Future

138

Words that Promote Life

139

The Virtue of Transparency

140

Unexpected Words from the Wise

141

Father Knows Best and Pin the Tale on the Donkey

142

Overcoming Betrayal

143

The Hallmark of Equity

144

Lonely Like Moses

145

Everybody Counts!

146

Special Jewels, Sweethearts, and Distinctions

147

Who is Mighty? 

148

The Servant and the Served

149

Learning to Trust in God’s Faithfulness

150

What Is This Thing Called Love?

151

Staying in a Place Called Calm

152

Where Do We Find Real Joy?

153

Real Love Has Legs

154

A Season of Fruitfulness

155

God Calls Across the Divide

156

God's Reputation Is at Stake

157

The Perfect Fall

158

Three Ways from Shushan

159

A Willing Heart and the Willing Creator  

160

What the World Needs Now is Hope

161

The Upside-down Tent

162

Faith on a Stretcher

163

Where is Your Heart?

164

Accepting Our Heritage

165

Yogi Berra, Making the Pitch, and Telling Stories

166

God Already Knows, but He’s Waiting to Hear from Us

167

Hope Can Set You Free

168

Light over Might

169

What Would the Maccabees Do?

170

“Turned into Another Man”

171

Making Peace with an Intimate Enemy

172

Two Sons, Two Ways of Life

173

It’s a Family Thing

174

Greeting God the Unexpected Guest

175

Abraham: Father of Faith of the Feet

176

Lessons from Dry Ground

177

The Creation as a Pattern for Our Lives

178

Simchat Torah: Beginning Again . . . Immediately!

179

Ha’azinu: Give Ear to the Future

180

Days of Awe and Reconciliation

181

Crossing Over into Our Covenant

182

Distraction-Fasting, Monotasking & Hesed-Casting

183

Building the World with Love, One Nest at a Time

184

Creating a Favoritism-Free Zone

185

Two Ways Lie Before Us

186

The Circumcised Heart in Action

187

A Measure of Comfort

188

A Covenant of Gratitude

189

The Broken-Cistern Syndrome

190

Vast. Obscure. Unfinished.

191

Ironic Blessings for Tumultuous Times

192

Does the Torah Teach about an Afterlife?

193

I've Met Korah

194

Follow Fear or Follow Faith?

195

Called to Bring Light

196

Face-to-Face with the Eternal

197

Numbers, Shavuot, and Lifting Up Your Head

198

The Joy of Dispossesion

199

Sabbath Treasures in Heaven—God’s Treasure on Earth

200

Does God Need a Press Secretary?

201

We are Called to Preserve Life

202

Escaping Our Inner Egypt

203

The Passover-Easter Dispute

204

In Praise of Freedom

205

How to Use Your Tongue for Good

206

Pause to Wonder

207

"No, You Can’t Have Those Chick-fil-A Nuggets"

208

Esther, Seriously

209

Let Us Draw Near

210

The Trail Map of Torah

211

From Head Counting to Healthy Community

212

Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Sandwich?

213

We Need an Advocate

214

Becoming a Mishkan

215

God of the Details

216

Bringing Light into the Darkness

217

Between the DeMille and the Deep Red Sea

218

Faithful in Small Things

219

Worship: Who You Gonna Serve?

220

Fruitful Hope amid Outrageous Fortune

221

Jacob’s Death and God’s Design

222

The Ties that Bind

223

Being Credible in an Age of Distrust

224

No Escape—Only Rescue

225

In the Company of Angels

226

The Perfect Jacob

227

Isaac’s Simple Path to Significance

228

How Shall We Serve?

229

Covenantal Kvetching

230

In the Risky Footsteps of Abraham

231

Waters of Chaos, Vehicle of Protection

232

Facing Our Other Side, East of Eden

233

How to Stay in Your Sukkah

234

The Courage of Our Joy

235

Brokenness: We’re All in It Together

236

Chazak! Be Strong and Holy

237

God Goes with us in Our Wanderings

238

Between Rebuke and Redemption

239

Overcoming Commitment Hesitancy

240

“Why have you forsaken me?”

241

The Temple in the Torah and Today

242

Torah Tips for a Tough Text

243

Tisha B'Av: Facing Our Traumas

244

How to Rebuke with Respect

245

Individualism Meets Responsibility

246

Jerusalem the Waiting Bride

247

Almost a Prophet

248

Buy a Ticket Already!

249

Monsters, Giants, and Other Formidable Obstacles

250

Faith Is Not an Easy Journey

251

A Cure for Jealousy

252

The Day that Changed the World

253

The Benefit of Losing Control

254

Are We Finished?

255

It Takes Courage to Be Holy

256

Pity the Fool

257

The Afikomen: My Body Broken for You

258

Resurrection: The Story that Defines Us

259

The Offering that Brings Peace

260

Our Worship: Managed or Mysterious?

261

Esther: A Story of Standing Together

262

The Holy Ark: Pointing The Way

263

Us and . . . Us

264

Steadfast or Merely Informed?

265

The Price of Hesed

266

A Way Forward for Pharaoh

267

The Power of Small Choices

268

Leave Behind Your Best

269

Whose Justice?

270

Miracles Obvious and Hidden

271

Words Still Stick—for Good or Ill

272

Dear Leah (A Letter from Your Sister, Rachel)

273

When Is It Right to Be Wrong?

274

The Ongoing Miracle of a Life Well Lived

275

Who Can Weigh a Heart?

276

Does Your Faith Have Feet?

277

The Right Focus for Intolerable Times

278

Staying Human through the 2020 Election

279

I Can’t Forgive Myself

280

A Tale of Two (Non-Binary) Sons

281

Walking Life's Narrow Bridge

282

How Can I Be Sure?

283

Compassion in an Unjust World

284

Are You a Perfectionist?