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• September 8, 2021 On Yom Kippur It Is Sealed – Yom Kippur Special Edition

  Why does the Day of Judgment precede the Day of Atonement?   Table for Five: Special Yom Kippur Edition   Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist  On Rosh Hashanah it will be inscribed, and on Yom Kippur it will …

• September 1, 2021 What Is The Book of Life And How Do We Get Inscribed In It? Special Rosh Hashanah Edition

  Rosh Hashana presents a rare and glowing opportunity.

• August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 The Holy Work Of Partying Like It’s 1999! – Ki Tavo

  Why, when and how does the Torah command us to rejoice?

• August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 The Curse And Opportunity Of The Rebellious Child – Ki Teitzei

  A Torah la that was never enforced.

• August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue! – Shoftim

  Why does the Torah repeat “Justice” in this verse?

• August 4, 2021 Do The Work And Feel The Reward! – Re’eh

  Did God “forget” to incentivize us?

• July 28, 2021 Lest The Beasts Of The Field Outnumber You – Eikev

  Nothing worthwhile happens overnight.

• July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 You Gotta Serve Somebody – Va’etchanan

  The true path to joy is service.

• July 14, 2021 The Sweet Pain of Lamentations – Tisha b’Av Special Edition

  The saddest day on the Hebrew calendar yields a surprise.

• July 7, 2021 Conquering The Enemy Within – Matot-Massei

  The soldiers didn’t just survive, they elevated.

• June 30, 2021 Pinchas, The Zealot

  For his actions, Pinchas received the Covenant of Peace.

• June 23, 2021 May All Our Enemies Become Our Advocates! – Balak

  Did Balaam really believe he could out-negotiate God?