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Weekly Torah Commentaries — 292 episodes
Safety First?
Good Bread
We Bear the Family Name
Obedience Begins with Listening
An Invitation to Intimacy
Real Trust Requires Surrender
The Shepherd and the Lamb
Real-life Holiness
The Lightness of Grace
Beauty in Distinction
Passover Removes the Leaven of Despair
The Call to Connection
Our Noise and God’s Music
Lingering in the Tent
Do Not Forget
The Gift is More Than Giving
Growing New Shells
A Perfect Government
The Promise of Freedom Lives On
Tradition!
The Ransomed Life
From Hearing to Attentive Listening
Joseph: Instant Gratification vs Forgiveness
Suffering with Character, Rising with Hope
More than the Oil
When Brothers Are Reconciled
Finding Our Rosebud
Esau Have I Loved
Sarah: An Example to Every Generation
A Rock Feels No Joy
The People of Israel Are Alive and Well
Pass the Baton!
All Beginnings Are Hard
Sukkot: Celebrating God’s Presence
Chains of Words, Freedom of Spirit
He Will Not Leave You
Days of Awe and Repentance
Arise and Shine!
The Stray Ox and the People of Israel
Parashat Re’eh: Seeing the Mystery
Fuel for Righteous Living
The Paradox of Election
Build and Rebuild
Cut into Covenant: The Passion and Promise of Messianic Judaism
The Women Who Spoke What is Right
Which Name of God Will You Make Known?
Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender
Rebellion and Its Cure
The Battle Belongs to the Lord
Naso: Make an Accounting
The Divine Romance
Ever Ever Land
Whatsa Manna For You?
The Cup of Intimacy
Advancing in Holiness as We Count the Omer
Do What Counts
Personal Renewal in the Spirit
A Season of Anticipation is About to Begin
The Invitation to Moses Is Also to Us
The Oil of Joy
Masterpiece in the Desert
“Please, Show Me Your Glory!”
The Sweet Aroma of Prayer
The Mishkan and the Restoration of Israel
You Gotta Serve Somebody
How to Have Peace with the In-laws
Being God's “Hope Dealers”
Reading Renewal Forward
I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth
How Are You Wired?
And Then I Saw His Face
Unity: The Ultimate Miracle
We Only Know That He Is with Us
"I Have Plenty!"
Leah's Tears
Why Me, Lord?
Invoke God’s Character When You Pray
Love in Strength: the Unique Hesed of Abraham
“Go forth” — a Risky Command
After the Flood
Fully Alive in 5785
Sukkot and the Frailty of Life
Everybody Needs a Hero
A Much-Needed Renewal of Awe
Teshuvah: How To Return
Remember Who You Are!
Everlasting Love
Season of Return
Depth Perception
Not by Bread Alone
The Consolation of Children
Tisha b'Av: Lamenting with Hope
Be True to Your Word
Are You Zealous or Jealous?
Seeking Goodness Is Seeking Truth
The Beauty of the Red Heifer
You Say You Want a Revolution?
The God of Each of Us
Spirit-Infused Torah
Be an Agent of Hope
Sooner or Later, Jubilee is Coming
Our Priority: Conservation or Contagion?
Sweat the Small Stuff
Walk It Out!
Why Is This Passover Different?
Stop the Spread of Evil Speech
Doctors of the Soul
Being the Chosen People is Dangerous
Honest Worship
The Lord Calls Us by Name
The Future Is Now: Hanna-Barbera and the Real Magic Kingdom
A Beautiful Mansion for God
“I Have Called You Friends”
The Glorious Garments of Service
Organized Religion
A Way to Live in the Presence of the Lord
Breaking Bread with God
Meeting God on the Battle Line
Looking for a Leader
Finding Intimacy with God Through the Journey
God’s Calling is Greater than Our Fears
Finding Life in Egypt
The Courage to Rise
A Life in Technicolor
Servants of the Holy, Servants of the Light
You Know, You Are Also Right
The Twelve Tribes and Beyond
Keep Digging Those Wells
Taking the Long View
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
It’s About the People
The Original Influencer
How to Respond in an Evil Day
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your . . . Year!”
Sukkot and Your Divine Purpose
Moses the History Teacher Extraordinaire
It’s a New Year—Have a Blast!
Wrapping Ourselves in Messiah
When the Way Seems Uncertain
Just Say Nothing
Justice, Not Vengeance
Freer Than We Think
Don’t Forget How to Remember
Two Keys to the Future
Words that Promote Life
The Virtue of Transparency
Unexpected Words from the Wise
Father Knows Best and Pin the Tale on the Donkey
Overcoming Betrayal
The Hallmark of Equity
Lonely Like Moses
Everybody Counts!
Special Jewels, Sweethearts, and Distinctions
Who is Mighty?
The Servant and the Served
Learning to Trust in God’s Faithfulness
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Staying in a Place Called Calm
Where Do We Find Real Joy?
Real Love Has Legs
A Season of Fruitfulness
God Calls Across the Divide
God's Reputation Is at Stake
The Perfect Fall
Three Ways from Shushan
A Willing Heart and the Willing Creator
What the World Needs Now is Hope
The Upside-down Tent
Faith on a Stretcher
Where is Your Heart?
Accepting Our Heritage
Yogi Berra, Making the Pitch, and Telling Stories
God Already Knows, but He’s Waiting to Hear from Us
Hope Can Set You Free
Light over Might
What Would the Maccabees Do?
“Turned into Another Man”
Making Peace with an Intimate Enemy
Two Sons, Two Ways of Life
It’s a Family Thing
Greeting God the Unexpected Guest
Abraham: Father of Faith of the Feet
Lessons from Dry Ground
The Creation as a Pattern for Our Lives
Simchat Torah: Beginning Again . . . Immediately!
Ha’azinu: Give Ear to the Future
Days of Awe and Reconciliation
Crossing Over into Our Covenant
Distraction-Fasting, Monotasking & Hesed-Casting
Building the World with Love, One Nest at a Time
Creating a Favoritism-Free Zone
Two Ways Lie Before Us
The Circumcised Heart in Action
A Measure of Comfort
A Covenant of Gratitude
The Broken-Cistern Syndrome
Vast. Obscure. Unfinished.
Ironic Blessings for Tumultuous Times
Does the Torah Teach about an Afterlife?
I've Met Korah
Follow Fear or Follow Faith?
Called to Bring Light
Face-to-Face with the Eternal
Numbers, Shavuot, and Lifting Up Your Head
The Joy of Dispossesion
Sabbath Treasures in Heaven—God’s Treasure on Earth
Does God Need a Press Secretary?
We are Called to Preserve Life
Escaping Our Inner Egypt
The Passover-Easter Dispute
In Praise of Freedom
How to Use Your Tongue for Good
Pause to Wonder
"No, You Can’t Have Those Chick-fil-A Nuggets"
Esther, Seriously
Let Us Draw Near
The Trail Map of Torah
From Head Counting to Healthy Community
Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Sandwich?
We Need an Advocate
Becoming a Mishkan
God of the Details
Bringing Light into the Darkness
Between the DeMille and the Deep Red Sea
Faithful in Small Things
Worship: Who You Gonna Serve?
Fruitful Hope amid Outrageous Fortune
Jacob’s Death and God’s Design
The Ties that Bind
Being Credible in an Age of Distrust
No Escape—Only Rescue
In the Company of Angels
The Perfect Jacob
Isaac’s Simple Path to Significance
How Shall We Serve?
Covenantal Kvetching
In the Risky Footsteps of Abraham
Waters of Chaos, Vehicle of Protection
Facing Our Other Side, East of Eden
How to Stay in Your Sukkah
The Courage of Our Joy
Brokenness: We’re All in It Together
Chazak! Be Strong and Holy
God Goes with us in Our Wanderings
Between Rebuke and Redemption
Overcoming Commitment Hesitancy
“Why have you forsaken me?”
The Temple in the Torah and Today
Torah Tips for a Tough Text
Tisha B'Av: Facing Our Traumas
How to Rebuke with Respect
Individualism Meets Responsibility
Jerusalem the Waiting Bride
Almost a Prophet
Buy a Ticket Already!
Monsters, Giants, and Other Formidable Obstacles
Faith Is Not an Easy Journey
A Cure for Jealousy
The Day that Changed the World
The Benefit of Losing Control
Are We Finished?
It Takes Courage to Be Holy
Doctors of the Soul
Pity the Fool
The Afikomen: My Body Broken for You
Resurrection: The Story that Defines Us
The Offering that Brings Peace
Our Worship: Managed or Mysterious?
Esther: A Story of Standing Together
The Holy Ark: Pointing The Way
Us and . . . Us
Steadfast or Merely Informed?
The Price of Hesed
A Way Forward for Pharaoh
The Power of Small Choices
Leave Behind Your Best
Whose Justice?
Miracles Obvious and Hidden
Words Still Stick—for Good or Ill
Dear Leah (A Letter from Your Sister, Rachel)
When Is It Right to Be Wrong?
The Ongoing Miracle of a Life Well Lived
Who Can Weigh a Heart?
Does Your Faith Have Feet?
The Right Focus for Intolerable Times
Staying Human through the 2020 Election
I Can’t Forgive Myself
A Tale of Two (Non-Binary) Sons
Walking Life's Narrow Bridge
How Can I Be Sure?
Compassion in an Unjust World
Are You a Perfectionist?