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• Va’eira: Shortness Of Breath
• Shemot: Egyptian Cruelty
• Vayechi: God’s Children
• Vayigash: Joseph The Righteous
• Miketz: Joseph The Righteous
• Vayeshev: Sibling Rivalry
• Vayishlach: Battle Of The Soul
• Vayetzei: Holy Encounter

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• February 3, 2021February 16, 2023 Yitro Yitro: Why Are We Commanded to Honor Rather Than Love Our Parents?

  The fifth commandment seems to fall in the wrong column.

• January 27, 2021February 3, 2025 Beshalach Beshalach: Short And Long Way

  Why Not The Direct Route?

• January 20, 2021February 16, 2023 Bo Bo: After 400 Years, We Couldn’t Wait For The Dough To Rise?

  The Egyptians owed us hundreds of years of stolen wages. Did we owe them something?   Table for Five: Bo  Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist The people picked up their dough when it was not yet leavened, their …

• January 13, 2021March 24, 2023 Va'eira Va’eira: Why Did God Harden Pharaoh’s Heart?

  Did Pharaoh have free will?

• January 6, 2021February 16, 2023 Shemot Shemot: The Vision Of The Hebrew Prophetess

  Even as a child, Miriam had prophetic foresight and chutzpah!

• December 30, 2020February 16, 2023 Vayechi Vayechi: When I Die, Bury Me In Israel!

  Jacob could have had a pyramid…

• December 23, 2020February 16, 2023 Vayigash Vayigash: Be Fruitful and Multiply! Is That One Command Or Two?

  The Jews certainly multiplied in Egypt, but were we fruitful?

• December 16, 2020March 24, 2023 Miketz Miketz: Do Humility And Confidence Go Together?

  Joseph received the highest compliment from Pharaoh.

• December 1, 2020February 16, 2023 Vayishlach Vayishlach: I Have Become Two Camps

  Does Jacob express fear or gratitude?

• November 25, 2020December 1, 2024 Vayetzei Vayetzei: Here I Am!

  Showing up isn’t just 90% of the battle. Sometimes it’s 100%!

• November 18, 2020February 16, 2023 Toldot Toldot: Not Yet Born And Already Fighting

  Don’t be too quick to judge Rebecca, or anyone else…

• November 11, 2020February 16, 2023 Chayei Sarah Chayei Sarah: Rebecca Said, “I will go.”

  Are we ready for a moment of truth in our own lives?