Why do we drink four cups of wine at the Seder; can I drink a fifth? Why do we pour another cup for Elijah; is he sitting down at our Seder table?
P
Tazria: Shabbat and Circumcision
T
Parshat Hachodesh: How Much Are 2 Mitzvot Worth?
P
Tzav: Blasphemy or Heartfelt Cry?
T
Purim: Punishment or Natural Consequence?
P
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
10 Shevat: The Seventh
1
Va’era: The Battle Over the Jewish Birthrate
V
SHEMOT: Can you blame people only for their intentions?
S
VAYECHI: Looks Can be Deceiving
V
CHANUKAH: Why Chanukah?
C
19 KISLEV: Self Diagnosis
1
VAYETZE: 238 Hostages – What Can I Do for Them?
V
TOLDOT: Showdown at a Bar Mitzvah
T
CHAYEI SARAH: The importance of knowing what’s important to you
C
VAYERA: Altruism with Benefits
V
Lech-Lecha: War in Israel
L
Noach: Judging people the right way
N
Sukkot: What Arouses Joy?
S
Tishrei: The Festive Journey
T
Nitzavim Vayelech: People of the Book
N
18 Elul: A Fiery Chariot to Heaven
1
Ki tetze: The Formative Years
K
Shoftim: Spiritual Reality
S
Re’eh: Employer – Employee Relations
R
Ekev: Seventy years without praying?!
E
Va’etchanan: Chasing the lost Ark
V
Devarim: Explosive Potential
D
Matos – Masei: Don’t Force it
M
Pinchas: The Jewish Woman
P
Chukat – Balak: The Talking Donkey
C
Gimmel Tammuz: The Ultimate Test
G
Shlach: The Trauma of the Spies and its Lessons
S
Beha’alotcha: The Secret of the Menorah
B
Naso: The best blessing
N
Shavuot: Faithful Marriage
S
Bamidbar: A new dawn breaks
B
Behar – Bechukotai: All or Nothing
B
Emor – Pesach Sheni: A Bug in the Divine System?
E
Acharei Mos – Kedoshim: Is There Life After Death?
A
Sfirat Ha’omer: The Omer: A Chametz Transformation
S
Pesach: Will These Dry Bones Live?
P
11 Nissan: Choosing Wisely
1
VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI: Jewish at Heart
V
Ki Sisa: Witchcraft: Illusion or Reality?
K
Purim: The Winning Argument
P
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’eira: Feeling Frustrated?
v
SHEMOT: Wonder Women in Egypt
S
Vayechi: Marital Harmony and the Divine Spirit
V
Vayigash: Growth From Hardship
V
Chanukah: The Feminine Side of Chanukah
C
Vayeshev: The Secret of Success
V
Vayishlach: The Master Solution
V
VAYETZEI: The Reasons for Antisemitism
V
Toldot: Isaac’s Legacy
T
Chayei Sarah: The Historic Match
C
Vayeira: Fake Hospitality?
V
Lech Lecha: Renewal, Joy, and Progress
L
Noach: The industrial revolution of the Tower of Babel
N
HAKHEL – A ONCE-IN-SEVEN-YEARS AFFAIR
H
Yom Kippur: Personalized Repentance
Y
Rosh Hashana: Struggle and Success
R
Ki Setzei: A Chassidic Perspective on Women’s Rights
K
Shoftim: G-d’s Commando
S
Re’eh: Why is there poverty in the world?
R
Ekev: Why Did Moses Break the Tablets?
E
V’eschanan: The Lesson of the Shema
V
Devarim: The Right Time for Rebuke
D
Matos Masei: Egoism or Altruism
M
Pinchas: A Challenging Relationship
P
Chukas: Moshe Hit the Rock. So What?
C
SHLACH: SOLVING FORGETFULNESS
S
Be’haloscha: The End of the Chain?
B
Shavuos II (Bamidbar): What Does An Angel Look Like?
S
Shavuos (Bechukosai): “Beauty is Vain…” Really?
S
Behar (Lag Baomer): Rabbi Akiva’s Students – Lovers or Haters?
B
Zachor: Arguing With Amalekites
Z
Purim: Purim According to Kabbalah
P
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