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• August 5, 2020 Does God Offer a Quid Pro Quo? – Eikev

  God says, do good and you’ll be rewarded. Why can’t we see it?

• July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 The Lord Was Angry With Me Because of You – Va’etchanan

  Moses didn’t enter the Promised Land, but his legacy did. Big time.

• July 22, 2020 Moses Opens His Final Sermon With Sharp Words – Devarim

  The end of wandering is near, the people stand at the edge of the promised land.

• July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 The Original Sanctuary Cities – Matot Masei

  God created Cities of Refuge for accidental manslayers.

• July 8, 2020 Again We’re Counting the Jews? Why? – Pinchas

  Statistics can easily dehumanize – a census does the opposite.

• July 1, 2020 Was Aaron Guilty By Association? – Chukat Balak

  He didn’t speak out.

• June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Even Those Who Are Supported By Tithes Must Tithe – Korach

  Thank you, God, for obligating me to give away 10% of my income!

• June 17, 2020 The Spies Who Condemned Us to 40 Years in the Desert – Sh’lach

  Who were Moses’ spies and why were they so bad at their job?

• June 10, 2020 Did Moses Give God a Command?! – Beha’alotecha

  Our journeys through life may result in reaching various destinations, but they are incomplete if we don’t call out to God along the way. Here’s why… Table for Five: Beha’alotecha  Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist So it was, …

• June 3, 2020 The Waters of the Sotah – Nasso

  The suspected adulteress undergoes a trial with a hidden dimension.

• May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 What Did Ezekiel See? – Shavuot Special Issue

  Words fall short in capturing prophecy, but mystical poetry may help…

• May 20, 2020May 25, 2020 When Jews Gathered By Their Flags – Bamidbar

  Jewish identity can and must be simultaneously national, tribal, and familial.