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• April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 When God Makes an Appearance – Shemini

  Why did the Divine Presence appear on that day?

• March 31, 2021 Why Moses Brought Joseph’s Bones Out Of Egypt – Passover Final Days

  Was this not a task Moses could’ve delegated?

• March 24, 2021 A Passover Law That Mystified the Sages – Passover First Days

  Even the Sages were confused until Hillel arrived.

• March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 When God Calls – Vayikra

  Why on earth would we put God on hold?

• March 10, 2021May 21, 2021 With Bells On! – Vayakhel-Pekudei

  The pomegranates and bells on the High Priest’s robe.

• March 3, 2021March 9, 2021 We Have Some Holy Waiting To Do – Ki Tisa

  Let’s not be defined by an inevitable but momentary regression.

• February 24, 2021March 10, 2021 How Can the Almighty Dwell Within Little Ol’ Us? – Tetzaveh

  God didn’t say He’d dwell “among us,” but rather “within us.”

• February 17, 2021 Even Moses Can’t Do It Alone – Terumah

  Table for Five: Terumah  Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist And you shall erect the Tabernacle according to its proper manner, as you have been shown on the mountain. -Ex. 26:30   Rabbi Nicole Guzik, Sinai Temple It is often …

• February 10, 2021February 24, 2021 The Coded Meaning Of An Eye For An Eye – Mishpatim

  Our Sages have always understood this verse as calling for financial damages.

• February 3, 2021February 10, 2021 Why Are We Commanded to Honor Rather Than Love Our Parents? – Yitro

  The fifth commandment seems to fall in the wrong column.

• January 27, 2021 When The Long Way Is Really The Short Way – Beshalach

  God knew the short cut would’ve caused us to short circuit.

• January 20, 2021February 3, 2021 After 400 Years, We Couldn’t Wait For The Dough To Rise? – Bo

  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 …