Should we focus on lifting ourselves out of the quicksand,
or can we accomplish that by lifting up another?
M
Yitro: Why Was Moses Reluctant to Delegate?
Y
Beshalach: The People’s Torah
B
Bo: “The Third Generation Destroys…”
B
Blessing the New Month: “Keep Your Opinions to Yourself!”
B
Shemot: The Snake that Swallowed Moses
S
Purim: Mordechai the “Jew”
P
Parshat Shekalim: How Many Jews Are There?
P
Ki Tisa: The Fiery Showdown
K
Minor Purim: Guaranteeing Victory
M
Terumah: A Mistaken Depiction of the Tablets
T
MISHPATIM: Guardians of the World
M
YITRO: Moral Values
Y
Beshalach: What’s Greater than Prayer?
B
Va’era: The Battle Over the Jewish Birthrate
V
Shemot: Can You Blame People Only for Their Intentions?
S
Vayakhel-Pekudei: Jewish at Heart
V
Ki Sisa: Witchcraft: Illusion or Reality?
K
Terumah: Looking to Hire: Temple Guards
T
Mishpatim: Alternative Justice System
M
Yitro: Different Versions of the Ten Commandments?!
Y
Beshalach: Four camps at sea
B
Bo: Does G-d Change His Mind?
B
Va’era: Feeling Frustrated?
V
Shemot: Wonder Women in Egypt
S
Pekudei: How Were the Pyramids Built?
P
Elon Musk tweeted that aliens built them, the prevailing tradition is that the Israelites built them, and Egyptian scholars claim that Egyptians built them. But everyone is still amazed: how did they manage to move such heavy stones? And why couldn’t the Levites use the same technology in erecting the Tabernacle?
Vayakhel: Donations, Demons and Wills
V
Ki Sisa: Jewish Hygiene
K
Tetzaveh: Haman’s Mistake
T
Terumah: Atonement or Elevation?
T
Mishpatim: Our Goal in Life
M
Yisro: Jungle or Orchard?
Y
Beshalach: Gold Chasers and Grave Diggers
B
Bo: The Public Declaration
B
Va’era: Judaism’s Universal Message
V
Shemot: What Exercise Teaches Us
S
Vayakhel-Pekudei: Between Right and Right
V
Ki Tisa: Broken Tablets: An Achievement?
K
Tetzaveh: Archaeology vs. Tradition
T
Terumah: The Power of the Palpable
T
Mishpatim: Reincarnation Can Define Your Life’s Mission
M
Yitro: Leadership of Love
Y
Beshalach: The Emphasis on Women
B
Bo: Why Do Rabbis Make Rules?
B
Throughout Jewish history, the rabbis have enacted takanot, or Rabbinic ordinances, to safeguard Jewish observance. Shabbat begins at sundown? The sages extend it by eighteen minutes. The evening Shema must be recited by sunrise? The rabbis said midnight.
Where did they learn this behavior? Why are the Torah’s commands not enough?
Va’era: Jewish Genius
V
Shemot: The Advisors’ Dilemma
S