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Articles from the Hebrew year 5773
Bereishis - The Final Letters Spell 'Emes'
Noach - Did The Animals Come Or Did Noach Have To Bring Them?
Lech Lecha - Avram Lifted Up His Hand...So That You Not Say
Vayera - Lesson #1 In Hospitality: Don't Let Your Guests Feel Inferior
Chayei Sarah - A New Insight Into: Her Beauty at 20 Was Like That Of A 7 Year Old
Toldos - One Cannot Make Blanket Rules Concerning Telling The Truth
Vayishlach - The Jug May Be Only Half Full, But It Will Never Be Empty
Vayeishev - G-d's Plans Will Happen
Miketz-Chanukah - Straightening Out The Cause And The Effect
Vayigash - Sparing Embarrassment Of His Brothers Was Worth The Risk
Vayechi - Why Was It Necessary To Rule Out The Various Excuses?
Vaera - Looking At Part Of The Picture
Beshalach - The Splitting Of The Sea and the Concept of Hidur Mitzvah
Yisro - What Did Yisro Hear That Prompted Him
Terumah - Symbolism of the Aron
Tetzaveh-Purim - Allowing US To Leave The Light On For HIM
Ki Sisa - Shabbos Is Both A Mitzvah And A Present
Vayakhel-Pekudei - Why Did Moshe Save His Blessing For Parshas Pekudei?
Vayikra - Suffering In Lieu Of Sacrifice
Tzav - Double Entendre In the Word
Shemini - A Story Stressing The Reward For Meticulous Kashrus Observance
Tazria-Metzorah - A Blind Kohen Can
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - Who Has To Honor Whom?
Emor - One Who Curses The Name of G-d is Not An Atheist
Behar-Bechukosai - How "Aliyah L'Regel" Sneaks In To Be One of the "Big Three"
Bamidbar - What's in a Name
Naso-Shavuos - The Ramban DOES NOT Contradict The Talmud
Vayeilech - "G-d Is Not In Our Midst" Is An Inappropriate Response
Yom Kippur - Thoughts About Prayer Before Yom Kippur
Articles from the Hebrew year 5772
Noach - What Was Noach's Greatest Legacy?
Lech Lecha - The Lech Lecha Test Rates Higher Than The Ur Kasdim Test
Vayera - The True Proof That Avraham Was A True Baal Chessed
Chayei Sarah - Nothing Would Have Interrupted Yitzchak On His Way To Service of G-d
Toldos - Why Does "And G-d blessed him "Appear at the End of the Pasuk?
Toldos - Why Does "And G-d blessed him" Appear at the End of the Pasuk?
Vayeitzei - The Twelve Stones Become One: Inverted Symbolism?
Vayishlach - Don't Bother Asking For Its Name
Vayeishev - The Image Of Father In The Window Saved Him
Miketz - Different Missions In Life Require Different Techniques of Living
Vayigash - Parents Love Children More Than Children Love Parents
Vayechi - We Try Harder When We Have Taken An Oath
Shemos - The Best of Personalities and the Worst of Personalities
Vaera - The Wicked Deal In The Momentary Pleasure of Temporary Relief
Bo - The Power and Potential of Group Collaboration
Bo - The Power and Potential of Group Collaboration
Beshalach - Empathy for Others -- A Great Quality in Both the Wicked and the Righteous
Yisro - Just Follow Orders: Advice for the Gabbai; Advice for the Jew
Mishpatim - Miss Manners And Her Ilk Are A Far Cry From Divine Torah Ethics
Terumah - Materials Listed In Descending Order Until They Mention The Expensive Stones
Tetzaveh - When Someone Says "Don't Worry About It" It Is Time To Start Worrying
Ki Sisa - Moshe Does Not Let Betrayal Infringe on His Love For The People
Vayakhel-Pekudei - Story With Rav Chaim of Volozhin and the Meshullach
Vayikra - Little Aleph Teaches Big Lesson
Tzav - Aharon Was Hesitant To Spend Money On Koban Olah, So Hashem Charged It
Shemini - The Goat Atones For Yosef's Sale – But Why Now?
Tazria-Metzorah - Who Is The Man Who Wants To PRESERVE Life?
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - It Is Easier To Overcome Physical Pain Than To Suppress The Human Psyche
Emor - The Poor Takes Only What Belongs To Him Already
Behar-Bechukosai - Make Peace and Greet Moshiach
Bamidbar-Shavuos - A Mystical Idea May Help Us Understand the Incomprehensible
Naso - A Source For The Singing of the Levites
Behaaloscha - We Don't Even Understand Our Own Motives Without Wise Counsel From Others
Shlach - One Can Recognize His Own Greatness Without Being Arrogant
Korach - Not Everything Is Black Or White
Chukas - Watch Out For Those Transitional Periods In Life
Balak - The Best Things In Life Are Different When They Come For Free
Pinchas - Playing It Safe By Doing What The Torah Commands
Matos-Masei - Where Firstborn Rush In. . .
Devarim - Small Favors
Vaeschanan - The Jealousy Antidote
Eikev - The Supernatural Land
Reeh - Positive First
Shoftim - Enticement To Worship Avodah Zarah Is Worse Than The Act Itself
Ki Seitzei - The Torah Introduces The Concept of "Tough Love"
Ki Savo - The Gain is Proportional to the Pain
Netzavim - The Difference Between The Two Tochachas
Articles from the Hebrew year 5771
Bereishis - Torah Must Begin With The Lesson of Yashrus ('Straightness')
Noach - Never Underestimate the Power of Prayer
Lech Lecha - Lech-Lecha #1 or Lech-Lecha #2 – Which is the harder test?
Vayera - The Tenth Test Validated The First Nine
Chayei Sarah - Sarah Had It All Together – Throughout Her Life
Toldos - Yitzchak Prayed...For She Was Barren: Baal HaTurim Notes Inverted Structure
Vayeitzei - "Now I Have Someone To Blame" – That's Just The Beginning
Vayishlach - A Counter-Intuitive Reading of A Difficult Pasuk
Vayeishev - The Brothers Went To Indulge Themselves
Miketz - The Essential Attributes of Being an
Vayigash - Three Steps Forward Before Praying – Three Examples
Vayechi - The Blessing of Not Following The Pattern of Generational Descent
Shemos - Miriam Taught The Lesson Of Not Giving Up Hope
Vaera - Prayer Is THE Key To Invoking Divine Assistance
Bo - "Asking Their Egyptian Friends For Silver and Gold": Two Insights
Beshalach - Tribes & Elders Given The Royal Treatment At Elim
Yisro - Remembering from Whence One Came
Mishpatim - The Needy do More for the Rich than Vice Versa
Terumah - The Symbolism of the Keruvim
Tetzaveh - Many Can Have "Urim" - Power; But Few Have "Tumim" – Power
Ki Sisa - The Generous of Spirit He will be Blessed
Vayakhel - Laziness May Be Lurking In Noble Decisions Not To Do Something
Pekudei - We Toil And Receive Reward -- For The Toil!
Vayikra - The Netziv and Lord Acton Convey The Same Idea
Tzav - Why Are The Laws Of Korban Todah Found In Parshas Tzav?
Shemini - Moshe was A Kohen for Seven Days: G-d
Tazria - Turtle Doves Do Not Have
Tazria - Turtle Doves Do Not Have "Second Marriages" – Appreciation for Loyalty
Metzorah - A Plague Turns Into a Blessing
Acharei Mos - The Desecration of Molech: We Will Be Held Accountable For Our Priorities
Kedoshim - Not Every Thing is Spelled Out in Shulchan Aruch
Emor - The Double Edged Sword of Mistaken Impressions
Behar - Minimize the Nisayon Wherever Possible
Bechukosai - Rains of Blessing: Getting the Most When the Farmer can do the Least
Bamidbar - "Weighing Piety"
Naso - "Your Money Or Your Wife?" and Other Such Life Decisions
Behaaloscha - Eldad and Meidad: The Rest of the Story
Shlach - Sheva Brochos Material
Korach - Yaakov Recognized That Without Unity, The Jewish People Have No Hope
Chukas - Departure of Israel's Peace-maker Triggers Cannanite Attack
Balak - Three Differences Between Bilaam and Rabbi Yosi ben Kisma
Pinchas - Moshe Demonstrates The Priorities Of A Leader Of Israel
Matos - Money and the Kids
Masei - Ramban: Why was Parshas Nedarim given over specifically to
Masei - Ramban: Why was Parshas Nedarim given over specifically to "Roshei haMatos?"
Masei - Ramban: Why was Parshas Nedarim given over specifically to "Roshei haMatos?"
Devarim - Don't Flaunt It
Vaeschanan - Who Serves "I"dols?
Reeh - The Tree Hugger
Shoftim - The Special Role of the Kohen Who Reminds Us of the Source of Success at War
Ki Seitzei - The Reward for Shiluach haKen Is the Inverse of the Reward For Kibud Av v'Em
Ki Savo - Gratitude -- A Key Torah Principle
Netzavim-Vayeilech - "The Man Who Blesses Himself In His Heart Saying..." Wasn't Totally Wrong
Elul / Rosh Hashanah - The Uniqueness Of Rosh HaShana
Articles from the Hebrew year 5770
Bereishis - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Bereshis
Noach - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Noach
Lech Lecha - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Lech Lecha
Vayera - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Vayeira
Chayei Sarah - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Chayei Sarah
Toldos - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Toldos
Vayeitzei - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Vayeitzei
Vayishlach - Rabbi Frand on Parshas VaYishlach
Vayeishev - Rabbi Frand on Parshas VaYeishev
Vayeishev - Rabbi Frand on Parshas VaYeishev
Miketz - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Miketz
Vayigash - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Vayigash
Vayigash - They Weren't Just Learning Eglah Arufah By Coincidence
Vayechi - Jews Are Named For Judah
Shemos - Participating With Someone Else
Vaera - Pharaoh Underestimated Moshe's Empathy For His Brethren
Bo - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Bo
Beshalach - Illogical Treatment May Yield Bonanza For The Nation That is
Yisro - "Lo Sachmod": Two Approaches
Mishpatim - The Metaphor of Coming In and Going Out With His Coat
Terumah - You Shall Have A Dream
Tetzaveh - Training One's Disciple So That The Teacher Becomes Obsolete
Ki Sisa - Why Did Moshe Need A Visual Image of The Half-Shekel Coin?
Vayakhel - "Please Contribute" Preceded By The Command To Observe Shabbos
Vayikra - The Relationship Between Leavening Agents and the Yetzer Hara
Tzav - A Segulah From Eliyahu To Protect From Evil Thoughts
Shemini - The Appropriate Time To Offer Atonement For The Sale of Yosef
Tazria-Metzorah - The Torah Rewards Faithfulness
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - The Reason The Torah Prohibits Marrying Two Sisters
Emor - The Smell of the Esrog Is Equated With The "Smell of Torah"
Behar-Bechukosai - How Easy It Is To Forget Last Year
Bamidbar - The Book of Numbers Teaches Us A Lesson in Counting
Naso - The Connection Between The Chapters of Sotah and Nazir
Behaaloscha - Chumras Must Be Stage-in-Life Appropriate
Shlach - Being Taught From The Get-Go: Eretz Yisrael Has Supernatural Requirements
Korach - The Symbolism Behind Keeping Hands and Feet Together During Prayer
Chukas - Tumah and Taharah Defy Our Understanding
Balak - Mistaking The Angel of Mercy For The Satan
Pinchas - The Pitfall of Consistency: Been There; Done That
Shoftim - Innocence in the Hand Is Better Than Two Birds In The Bush
Ki Seitzei - Yefas Toar: The Exception Proves The Rule
Ki Savo - "Do you learn?" "Whenever I have time"
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Teshuva Must Take Into Account the Root Cause of Sin
Haazinu - Menachem Tzion on "Binu Shnos Dor V'Dor"
Articles from the Hebrew year 5769
Bereishis - This Rashi Is Not For the United Nations – It is For Us
Bereishis - This Rashi Is Not For the United Nations – It is For Us
Noach - Great Is Peace
Lech Lecha - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Lech Lecha
Vayera - Avraham Provides A Little Water With A Lot of Bread and Meat. Why?
Chayei Sarah - From Where Did Avraham Come?
Toldos - Following In His Father
Toldos - Following In His Father
Vayeitzei - The Blessing Emerges From Lowliness
Vayishlach - Yaakov Sent Malachim -- Literally
Vayeishev - "Mah Tevakesh": Keeping Focused On One's Goal In Life
Vayigash - The Krias Shma Cover Up: When "Seeing" Is "Not Believing"
Shemos - Being Made Matriarchs Was The Reward For Acting As Mothers
Vaera - Listen To Your Messages
Yisro - Not Just A Case of Politics Making Strange Bedfellows
Mishpatim - Every Generation Has Its Own Test
Mishpatim - Every Generation Has Its Own Test
Tetzaveh - Twisting The Word of Hashem Until We Believe We Are Righteous
Vayakhel - Money Laundering: Making Sure Donations To The Mishkan Are
Vayikra - In Order To Be A Believer, One Must First Be Trustworthy
Tzav - Willingness To Self-Negate Is The Prerequisite of Peace
Tazria - Ignoramus Kohen: Fool or Am Haaretz?
Acharei Mos - They Died And They Died Again
Emor - Two Dimensions In The Measure of Man
Behar - Your Customer Has A Famous Father
Bamidbar - Rallying Round The Flag
Naso - The Common Denominator Between Long Hair and A Shaven Head
Behaaloscha - A Depression That Impresses
Shlach - The Pull of Society and Social Pressure
Korach - Look Who's Calling Moshe An Honor Seeker!
Pinchas - The Unpredictable Development of the Tribes of Dan and Binyomin
Shoftim - The Measure of A Person Is His Sense of Gratitude
Ki Seitzei - Parshas Ki Seitzei
Ki Savo - Showing Spiritual Maturity After 40 Years
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Blessing As A Precursor of Teshuva
Vayeilech - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Vayelech
Elul / Rosh Hashanah - Rabbi Frand on Rosh HaShana
Articles from the Hebrew year 5768
Bereishis - Adam Regrets His Gift to Dovid
Noach - Noach Did Not Become Wicked, He Just Became Plain
Lech Lecha - Avraham Foreshadowed Self-Sacrifice To Make Aliyah
Vayera - Step One of Chessed: Seeing The Need
Chayei Sarah - The Final Test
Toldos - Such Is The Power of Cynicism
Vayeitzei - The Tzadik Does Not "Flee" He "Leaves" (With Dignity and Confidence)
Vayishlach - The Significance of the Name Succos
Vayeishev - The Rokeach
Miketz - The Sweetest Gift In Life: Peace of Mind
Vayigash - Don't Rehash The Story of My Sale To Egypt
Shemos - The True Reward For The Midwives
Vaera - Treating Torah Like An Heirloom
Bo - We Will Not Know How To Serve Hashem Until We Get There
Beshalach - Don't Squander It
Yisro - The Naming Sequence of Moshe's Sons Seems Out of Order
Mishpatim - Helping Unload The Donkey of One's Enemy
Terumah - Torah Comes Down From Between Two Child-like Figures
Tetzaveh - The Mind Can Be Trained To Look At Blue And See The Divine Throne
Ki Sisa - They Have Strayed QUICKLY
Pekudei - Shabbos -- Commemoration Of Creation And G-d
Pekudei - Sunken Gates Will Be Appended to Prefabricated Third Temple
Vayikra - The Superiority Of The Poor Man
Tzav - Different Generations / Different Challenges
Shemini - Start Out Looking At The Positive
Tazria - The Letters Of 'Nega' and 'Oneg' Are Identical
Metzorah - Learning A Lesson From G-d Through Punishment
Acharei Mos - Rav Chaim's Request For Forgiveness
Kedoshim - Why Is this Portion Different From All Other Portions?
Emor - Customs Going Back To The Days of Pharisees and the Sadducees
Behar - The Shofar of the Jubilee Year: Positive Peer Pressure
Bechukosai - The Inverted Sequence of the Patriarchs
Bamidbar - Lift The Heads Of The People... Not The Heads of The Levites
Naso - Strange Verbiage Contains A Beautiful Insight
Behaaloscha - Giving Klal Yisrael A "High Five"
Shlach - The Connection Between The Beginning and the End of the Parsha
Korach - Where Korach Deserves Credit
Chukas - The Death of Miriam – Closure, But No Tears
Balak - The Apter Rebbe Bends The Rules For Ahavas Yisrael
Pinchas - Pinchas: A Man For All Eras And All Places
Matos - A Stinging Demotion
Masei - Confusing Causation
Devarim - Careful Consideration of Chinuch Concessions
Eikev - Rabbi Frand on Eikev
Shoftim - The System Must Prevail – Right Or Wrong
Ki Savo - The Egyptians Made Us Evil
Articles from the Hebrew year 5767
Bereishis - "If He Does Not Merit", Then "Opposite Him"
Noach - Free Gifts for People Who Find Favor
Lech Lecha - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Lech Lecha
Vayera - The Difference Between a 'Baal Chessed' and a Welfare Giver
Chayei Sarah - The Trauma Of Dealing With A Grief-Stricken Person
Toldos - How Can The Oath of the Heretic Eisav Be Believed?
Vayeitzei - Making A Deal With The Almighty In The Tradition of Yaakov Avinu
Vayishlach - Born to Lose
Vayeishev - The Yetzer HaTov Is Not A Noodnik
Miketz - Pharaoh Delivers A Not So Subtle Reminder: I Made You Who You Are
Vayigash - Alas! The Therapeutic Anguish Could Not Be Completed
Vayechi - Blessings Are "Between Man and His Fellowman"
Shemos - Coming To Egypt
Vaera - Showing The Nile The Gratitude It Deserved
Bo - "Two Plus Two Equals Four" Is Not That Simple to Understand
Yisro - A Father-In-Law's Gentle Reminder To His Son-In-Law
Terumah - Contradictory Descriptions As To How The Menorah Was Made
Tetzaveh - The Lesson of "Shmoneh Esrei" – 18 Repetitions of "As G-d Commanded"
Ki Sisa - The Merit of Grandfathers At Work
Vayakhel - Bezalel's Ability To Share The Stage Made Him a Leader
Vayikra - The Life of a "Moshe" Never Ends
Tzav - The Korban Olah Teaches A Fundamental Lesson in Fundraising
Shemini - We Are All Survivors
Tazria - Baal HaTurim's Insight Highlights The Torah's Sensitivity
Acharei Mos - Rav Elya Meir Bloch Interprets Rashi
Emor - Why Can't I Play Ball Near the Cemetery?
Behar-Bechukosai - The Redundant Security Guarantee
Bamidbar-Shavuos - The Power Of Group Identification: Both Positive and Negative
Naso - Why Are Children Called "Redeemers"
Behaaloscha - Yours Is Greater Than Theirs
Shlach - The Power of Ulterior Motives
Balak - The Sin of "Not Getting It"
Pinchas - Picture The Scene of The Petition of Tzelofchad's Daughters
Matos-Masei - Listen to the Mussar
Shoftim - The Tactics of the Satan
Ki Seitzei - The Reward of Learning About the Rebellious Son
Ki Savo - Don't Invite An Audit
Netzavim-Elul / Rosh Hashanah - Paying Attention to the Voice of the Almighty
Haazinu - Rav Gedaliah Schorr on Revealed and Hidden Manifestations of G-d
Zos Habracha - The Torah Is Not Yerusha – Only Morasha
Articles from the Hebrew year 5766
Bereishis - "Special Mitzvos" Earn Divine Favor
Noach - Priorities Define A Person
Lech Lecha - Avraham Initiated The 2000 Years of Torah
Vayera - Why Did Avraham Consult With Mamrei Concerning The Mitzvah of Milah?
Chayei Sarah - The Role of Beauty
Toldos - Prayer and Domestic Tranquility Are The Secrets To Raising Good Children
Vayeitzei - The Simile of the Dust of the Earth
Vayishlach - The Attribute of Being "Alone"
Vayeishev-Chanukah - Nice Guys Finish Second -- Second in Command to Pharoah
Miketz - We Should Not Assume What Happens Is Necessarily 'Bad'
Vayigash - Why Didn't Yosef Send A Letter?
Vayechi - King David Took His Precedent From Yaakov
Shemos - Modern Medicine Corroborates Medieval Doctors
Vaera - The Differential Between Potential and Realized Potential
Bo - We Cannot Tolerate A Chillul HaShem – Even For A Minute
Beshalach - Complaining About The Quality Of The Miracle
Yisro - Knowing The Difference Between A Complainer and A Truth-Seeker
Mishpatim - Those in a Thankless Role Deserve A Thank-You
Terumah - Inspiration Needs To Be Translated Into Physical Action
Ki Sisa - Let The Cow Come And Clean Up The Mess Left By The Calf
Vayakhel-Pekudei - The Key To Success Is Initiative
Vayikra - The Name Moshe Defined The Essence of Our Leader's Personality
Tzav - The Kohen Is Always A Rookie
Tazria-Metzorah - Only You Are Called "Adam"
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - "Peripheral Events" May be the Focus of Divine Providence
Emor - We Need A Torah To Teach Us How To Treat A Human Being
Behar-Bechukosai - Make Peace and Greet Moshiach
Bamidbar - Man Plans and The Almighty Laughs
Naso - Why Did The Younger Brother Get The Better Job?
Behaaloscha - Aharon's Greatness: Forty Years of Consistency
Shlach - Taking Spiritual Growth One Step At A Time
Korach - Beyond A Shadow of A Doubt
Chukas - We Should Appreciate People When We Have Them
Pinchas - Grandson of Aharon -- The Lover of Peace & Pursuer of Peace
Matos-Masei - The Joy Of Mussar
Shoftim - Pursuing Truth and Justice
Ki Seitzei - Putting The "Snap Crackle and Pop" Into One's Marriage Relationship
Ki Savo - The Basket Too Has Holiness
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Grabbing The Conductor's Hand
Vayeilech - Lessons to be Learned from the Jealousy of Moshe Rabbeinu
Shavuos - The Preface to the Story of the Moshiach
Articles from the Hebrew year 5765
Bereishis - An Enlightening Insight Into The Meaning of Gadol and Katan
Noach - Sins Committed In Private Ultimately Lead To a Violent Society
Lech Lecha - What Happened To Lot?
Chayei Sarah - A Slip Of The Tongue Can Mean The Difference Between Life and Death
Toldos - Who Cares About The Scoffers of the Generation?
Vayeitzei - Hashem Must Play The Role of Our First Love, Not Our Second Fiddle
Vayishlach - Learning To Be "Stingy" With Our Words
Vayeishev - Special Privileges Bring Special Responsibilities
Vayigash - Yosef Provides Us With A Lesson In Etiquette
Vayechi - The Connection between Livelihood and Redemption
Shemos - When You Are Raised As A Prince, You Act Like A Prince
Vaera - Moshe and Aharon Never Let Their Mission Become Their "Career"
Bo - The Dogs Will Get Their Reward In The World To Come
Beshalach - The Reason the Jews were not led through the Land of the Plishtim
Yisro - Men of Truth Recognize the Falseness of Honor
Mishpatim - Change of Vowels Provides Chassidic Insight
Terumah - The Mishkan Gifts Are Listed In Descending Order
Tetzaveh - The Priestly Garments: For Splendor or For Service?
Ki Sisa - The Oil Of Anointing Was Meant To 'Light The Fire' of the Kohanim
Vayakhel - No One Is Completely Immune From Envy
Vayikra - Fortunate Is The Generation Whose Leaders Goof... And Then Admit It
Shemini - It Is Certainly Not MY Fault!
Tazria - Guarding Against Feeling Too Good About Oneself
Metzorah - The Lesson of House Tzaraas
Acharei Mos - Rabbi Frand on Parshas Acharei Mos
Kedoshim - The Command To 'Be Holy' Was Given In A Mass Gathering
Behar - The Linkage Between Truth and the Exodus
Bamidbar - Becoming The Head of The Household
Naso - Message to Manoach and His Wife: Go Beyond The Letter of the Law
Shlach - A Similar Thought Found in Mussar and Chassidus
Korach - Korach Cashes In On The "It's Not My Fault" Syndrome
Balak - If It Can Happen To Bilaam, It Can Happen to Any of Us
Pinchas - Tzelafchad's Daughters Were Motivated By The Land, Not The Money
Matos - Ramban: Why was Parshas Nedarim given over specifically to "Roshei haMatos?"
Devarim - Children Are A Gift
Vaeschanan - The Easy Commandment
Eikev - Manna From Heaven
Reeh - A Spoon and a Handle
Shoftim - Temimus: Wholeheartedness Is Necessary To Build Torah Institutions
Ki Seitzei - Parents Need To Speak To Their Children With A Unified Voice
Ki Savo - Selichos: It Pays to be 'First in Line'
Netzavim - Taking Stock Of The Nation When The Time Comes For Transfer Of Power
Chanukah - Analyzing The Imagery of A Familiar Chanukah Poem
Articles from the Hebrew year 5764
Bereishis - The Heavenly Truth and the Earthly Truth
Noach - Miracles Can Happen Slowly
Lech Lecha - There's No Place Like Away From Home...
Vayera - Charity With Justice: Not Your Typical Knee-Jerk Liberalism
Chayei Sarah - "We Will Take Care Of It" Does Not Satisfy Avraham
Toldos - At Least We Should Try To Act Like Eisav!
Vayeitzei - Eisav Had It Easy. Yaakov Travels a Different Path
Vayishlach - The Battle With Eisav's Angel Always Keeps Changing
Vayeishev - Yosef's Playing With His Hair Was Not A Juvenile Fixation
Miketz - Yosef Was Rushed From The Pit
Vayigash - Kingship = Responsibility
Vayechi - The Blessing of Exceeding Ones Potential
Shemos - What Constitutes a "Gadol"?
Vaera - Manipulation of the Dates of Exile
Bo - "Tomorrow" Is The Difference Between the Rasha and the Other Sons
Beshalach - G-d Rules Even In A Period In Which We Fail To See It
Yisro - Eliezer -- The Son of Moshe Rabbeinu
Mishpatim - The Sin of the Slave Owner
Terumah - We Should Take A Lesson From G-d
Tetzaveh - G-d Sees Shades of Gray
Ki Sisa - If One Does Not Own Land, He Need Not Go 'Up' for the Festival
Vayikra - Moshe Did Not Intend To Drop A Letter From The Torah
Tzav - The Torah is Concerned With the Pride of the Poor
Shemini - Without the Sages, The Torah Is A Closed Book
Tazria-Metzorah - The Key To Effective Prayers
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - The Decline
Emor - Congratulations, But...
Behar-Bechukosai - Misery Loves Company
Bamidbar - One Of These Associate Tribes Is Not Like The Other
Naso - The Paradox Of Keeping That Which He Gives Away
Behaaloscha - It's Summertime, And The Parshiyos Are Depressing
Shlach - The Gravity Of The Sin Of Not Learning From Mussar
Korach - The Mitzvah of Machlokes Is The Exception To The Rule
Chukas - The Connection Between The Parah Adumah and the Golden Mean
Balak - Bilaam Lost His Shock Value
Pinchas - Zealotry is Like Radiation - It Can Be Useful But It Is Very Dangerous
Matos-Masei - Money And The Kids
Devarim - Don't Flaunt It
Vaeschanan - The Easy Commandment
Eikev - The Silent Witness
Reeh - A Spoon And A Handle
Shoftim - The Double Language: Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof
Ki Seitzei - Don't Take Advantage of People's Compassion
Ki Savo - A Person Must Find Pleasure In Mitzvos
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Rav Chaim Saw In The Pasuk What We See With Our Eyes
Haazinu - When The Maps of Countries Are Being Redrawn -- Hold Your Breath!
Articles from the Hebrew year 5763
Bereishis - Addressing the Jews
Noach - Lesson of the Ravens
Lech Lecha - Location is Everything
Vayera - Let Them Eat Leftovers
Chayei Sarah - The Reciprocal Nature of Personal Providence
Vayeitzei - "More Than I Deserve"
Vayishlach - A Tale Of Two Philosophies
Vayeishev - An Iota of Jealousy
Miketz - The Many Into The Hands of the Few
Vayigash - Having Been Wrong
Vayechi - Spiritually Productive
Shemos - Now The Matter Is Known
Vaera - From Beginning to End
Bo - The Stroke of "Around Midnight"
Beshalach - Everyone Needs Attention
Yisro - The Winner In A Court Case, Also Loses
Mishpatim - Serving G-d with Haughtiness
Terumah - The Only Thing You Can Take With You Is Your Dining Room Table
Tetzaveh - Tribute of Anonymity
Ki Sisa - Appreciate It While You Have It
Vayakhel - A Good Name Is Better Than Good Oil
Pekudei - Thanks from the Recipient's Perspective
Tzav - One May Learn A Spiritual Lesson (Even) From Taking Out the Garbage
Shemini - Humility Does Not Mean Believing Oneself To Be A Nothing
Tazria - A Joyful Time Should Be Had By All
Metzorah - Remember What G-d Did To Miriam
Kedoshim - Role of Spouse in Loving One's Neighbor
Emor - Deciphering The Medrash's Linkage of Omer, Milah, and Sotah
Bechukosai - The Vav From Eliyahu's Name
Bamidbar - When a Rebbe is Equal to a Father
Naso - Too Much "Ish"
Behaaloscha - Her Husband's Modesty
Shlach - Successful Mitzvah Agents
Korach - The Brilliance of Common Sense
Chukas-Balak - Those Who Will Not See
Pinchas - Down In The Rankings
Shoftim - An Inappropriate Judge
Ki Seitzei - Doing A Mitzvah With Regard for Another's Feelings
Ki Savo - The Kids On Yeshiva Lane Are Different
Chanukah - Into the Hands of the Few
Shavuos - Anonymous Jews Produce Redeemers
Articles from the Hebrew year 5762
Bereishis - The Delayed "Ki Tov"
Noach - Free Time
Lech Lecha - No Business As Usual
Vayera - The Anonymous Host
Chayei Sarah - Avraham's Priorities
Toldos - Why the Bicycle Riders?
Vayeitzei - You've Got To Have Heart
Vayishlach - Huts For the Cattle
Vayeishev - A Test of Your Own
Miketz - Help Wanted
Vayigash - A Dialog That Got To The Heart of The Matter
Vayechi - Kindness Towards The Dead
Shemos - Grandfather At The Table
Vaera - The Nation Empowers Its Leaders
Bo - I Have A Dream
Beshalach - Sweet' Can Emerge From 'Bitter
Yisro - Keeping Idolatry Away
Mishpatim - Story of Receiving The Torah
Terumah - Offer of the Princes
Tetzaveh - Every Step Has An Impact
Ki Sisa - Answering the Call
Vayakhel-Pekudei - Women and the Power of Renewal
Vayikra - A Positive Choice
Tazria-Metzorah - The 'Eyes' Have It
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - Accountable for Our Priorities
Emor - High Potential vs. High Risk
Behar-Bechukosai - Aspiring to Be Not Normal
Bamidbar - The Scale of Piety
Naso - Just Say 'No'
Behaaloscha - When One Is In Pain He Says "Ouch"
Shlach - Seeing the Good in Jerusalem
Korach - The Measure of a Person
Chukas-Balak - Red Heifer and the Death of the Righteous
Pinchas - Why Did Pinchas Deserve The 'Peace Prize'?
Matos-Masei - Listen to the Mussar
Devarim - Children are a Gift
Vaeschanan - The Easy Commandment
Eikev - Manna From Heaven
Shoftim - Life Without Parole
Ki Seitzei - Unusual Spelling
Ki Savo - It's a Mitzvah to Be Happy
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Why Bring the Children?
Pesach - Next Year In Jerusalem - If...
Articles from the Hebrew year 5761
Noach - Three Philosophies at Bavel
Lech Lecha - A "Sneak Preview" of History
Vayera - Unanswered Prayers are Not Wasted
Chayei Sarah - Stress or Trauma? You Can Handle It
Toldos - People Only Contemplate Life When Dying
Vayeitzei - It's a Match!
Vayishlach - The Glatt Yacht
Vayeishev - Blood Libel
Vayigash - It's MY Business
Vayechi - The Angel Who Redeemed Him
Shemos - Work, Work, Work
Vaera - Pausing To Think
Bo - Inspiration From Below...
Beshalach - Separating the Men From the Boys
Yisro - Yisro's Impressed
Mishpatim - Honor Due to a Thief
Terumah - A Special Collection for the Sockets?
Ki Sisa - Moshe's Finest Moment
Vayakhel-Pekudei - What Seems Futile Now May Have Results Later
Vayikra - Consolation Prize of Salt
Shemini - "Opening Day" is Day Eight
Tazria-Metzorah - Two Birds
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim - Jumping To Conclusions
Emor - A Talmid Chacham of Chilul Hashem
Behar-Bechukosai - Greatest Blessing of All
Naso - Achieving Sanctity
Behaaloscha - Payback Time Comes Years Later
Shlach - Knowing When Not to React
Korach - Financially Independent
Chukas - A Perplexing Fast Day
Balak - Was G-d Bilaam's Agent?
Pinchas - Vov of Connection-Vov of Division
Shoftim - Home is Where the Bais Din Is
Ki Seitzei - Just Because they "Weren't Nice"
Ki Savo - The "Tithing Confession"
Netzavim - No Excuse Not To 'Do Teshuvah'
Vayeilech - Repentance or Excuse?
Shavuos - Not Just Another Joe
Articles from the Hebrew year 5760
Bereishis - What are We, Dirt?
Noach - Improving Our Own World
Lech Lecha - Reward May Come
Vayera - Legacy of Avraham and of Yitzchak
Chayei Sarah - Maintaining Equilibrium
Toldos - He Who Recognizes that He Was Stupid
Vayishlach - The Sun Also Rises
Vayeishev - Exact Measurements of Punishment
Miketz - Help From Heaven - To Forget
Vayigash - Identity of a Jew
Vayechi - Seeing An Intolerable Situation For What It Is
Shemos - Sequence Is Critical
Vaera - Moshe's 'Bad' Choice of Words
Bo - "Approximately" Midnight?
Beshalach - Booty Is Risky
Yisro - Never Forget the Individuals
Mishpatim - Why Pick On The Ear?
Terumah - You Shall Have A Dream
Tetzaveh - Many Can Have 'Urim' But Few Have 'Tumim'
Ki Sisa - Leave the Worrying to G-d
Vayakhel - Commemoration of Creation
Pekudei - Receive Reward -- For The Toil!
Vayikra - Hearing Voices from Heaven
Shemini - The Impact of Holiness
Tazria - Giving the Critic a Taste of His Own Medicine
Metzorah - The Gossip of "Men of Distinction"
Kedoshim - Power of Rabbi Akiva
Bechukosai - There's Good News, and Bad News
Bamidbar - More Than Just Stars and Stripes
Naso - Nicknames for the Torah
Behaaloscha - Disappointment is More than an Offering
Shlach - Message of the Yud
Korach - A Tale of Two Wives
Chukas - Never the Twain Shall Meet
Pinchas - Torah-Sanctioned Zealotry
Shoftim - Words of Exhortation
Ki Seitzei - Wayward Son
Ki Savo - The Ball is in Our Court
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Centrality of Torah
Haazinu - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Rosh Hashanah - Hanging onto Holiness by a Thread
Purim - Haman's Offer of Silver Shekels
Shavuos - Preface to the Story of the Moshiach
Articles from the Hebrew year 5759
Bereishis - Division is not Good
Noach - Faxs vs. Kidney Stones
Lech Lecha - Priorities Confused
Vayera - Avraham and the Esrog Tree
Chayei Sarah - Plan B
Toldos - Clothing Alone Do Not Make the Man
Vayeitzei - Two Paradigms of Thankful Individuals
Vayishlach - Perspective on Possessions
Vayeishev - The Final Headlines
Miketz - If You Have It, Don't Flaunt It
Vayigash - From the Mouth of a "Turned Off" Student
Vayechi - Too Much of a Good Thing
Shemos - Look Beyond Your Nose
Vaera - Those Little 'Yuds'
Bo - Please Take the Gold and Silver!
Beshalach - Insight Into An Age Old Dilemma
Yisro - Accepting Torah as a Command, not as a Choice
Mishpatim - Antonym or Synonym?
Terumah - Placing Plaques on Shtenders and Benches
Tetzaveh - At Least the First Time
Ki Sisa - Let Them Eat Cake
Vayikra - A Spiritual Physical
Emor - Oh, Is That the Reason Why?
Behar-Bechukosai - Shmitah and Cheating
Bamidbar - Traveling In Formation
Naso - A Redundant Word
Behaaloscha - As the Cloud Moves On, So Does Life
Shlach - Unsung Heroes
Korach - Forefatherly Foreshadowing
Chukas-Balak - Miriam's Death
Pinchas - Second Guessing Pinchas
Shoftim - Torah is Talking to YOU
Ki Seitzei - A "Beautiful" Insight
Ki Savo - Sensitivity to the Needs of the Poor
Netzavim-Rosh Hashanah - Giving in to the Dictates of One's Heart
Purim - Sanctifying Through The Physical
Articles from the Hebrew year 5758
Bereishis - Between Light and Darkness
Noach - When the Illegitimate Becomes Legitimate
Lech Lecha - Dream the Impossible Dream
Vayera - Judge a Man by His Wife
Chayei Sarah - Why Should Efron Suffer?
Toldos - Worse than Color Blind
Vayeitzei - Stagnation is Descent
Vayishlach - The Ultimate Antidote for Eisav
Vayeishev - Nice Guys Finish Second
Miketz - The Fall of Communism
Vayigash - What Did Yosef Mean?
Vayechi - The Children Will Return To Their Borders
Shemos - Under the Carpet
Vaera - What About Our Mortgages?
Bo - Potential is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Beshalach - Mr. Forgetful
Yisro - Patience For One's Parents
Mishpatim - Turning the Theory into Practice
Terumah - Build Your Own Coffin
Ki Sisa - Sneak Preview of Messianic Times
Vayikra - Moshe Waited for the Call
Shemini - What the Jewish People are All About
Tazria-Metzorah - Learning A Lesson From G-d Through Punishment
Emor - Teaching Fear of Heaven by Example
Behar-Bechukosai - Positive Peer Pressure
Bamidbar - Double-Edged Sword
Naso - The Dilemma of Nisanel ben Tzuar
Behaaloscha - Why Wasn't Moshe Depressed?
Shlach - Do it Right!
Korach - Flower Power
Chukas - Red Heifer in the Garden of Eden
Balak - It Could Happen to You!
Pinchas - Standing Up to the Prevailing Winds
Shoftim - Time Zone of Refuge
Ki Seitzei - The Distance
Ki Savo - Staying On Top of One's Blessings
Netzavim - Fear-Yes; Hopelessness-No!
Articles from the Hebrew year 5757
Noach - Send The Guinea Pig!
Lech Lecha - Use Them or Lose Them
Vayera - And Avraham Ran...
Chayei Sarah - Behind Every Successful Man is His Mother
Toldos - What He is, Not What He's Done
Vayeitzei - Departure of the 'Tent Dweller'
Vayishlach - Neither Your Bite Nor Your Kiss
Vayeishev-Chanukah - Of Fire and Money
Miketz - Two Year Prison Extension
Vayigash - Mystery of History
Vayechi - "I Have More Than My Share"
Shemos - Man Toils and G-d Foils
Vaera - Right Then and Now
Bo - Pharoah Was Wicked, but Astute
Beshalach - Test of Affluence
Yisro - In Money We Trust
Terumah - Doing For Oneself
Tetzaveh - Do it Right the First Time!
Ki Sisa - No Need to Go Anywhere
Vayakhel - The Philosophical Implication of Carrying
Pekudei - Labor of Carrying
Tzav - Clean Up Your Mess
Shemini - Guarding Against Feeling Too Good About Oneself
Tazria - Changing the "Eye"
Metzorah - A Plague Becomes a Blessing
Acharei Mos - Get a Life!
Kedoshim - Why is this Portion Different from Other Portions?
Emor - A Privilege, Not a Burden
Behar - The Tests of Chukim and Mishpatim
Bechukosai - I Love You...I Will Not Be Disgusted by You
Bamidbar-Shavuos - A Man at 30 Days
Naso - A Lesson in Community Service
Behaaloscha - Ascending Three Steps
Shlach - Borrowing From the Strength of Sarah
Korach - Where's the Lemon?
Chukas - Speculations on the Red Cow
Pinchas - Been There, Done That
Shoftim - Just Say "No"
Ki Seitzei - "Easiest of the Easy" and "Hardest of the Hard"
Ki Savo - What's The Big Deal About the "First Fruits"?
Netzavim-Rosh Hashanah - Encouraging News Before Rosh Hashana
Purim - Greatest Accolade Given To Mordechai
The Omer - Significance of the Omer
Articles from the Hebrew year 5756
Bereishis - A Mate, not a Maid!
Noach - One for the Birds
Lech Lecha - Neither a Thread Nor a Shoelace
Chayei Sarah - No Golden Years of Retirement
Toldos - 100% for the Sake of Heaven
Vayeitzei - The House of Yaakov
Vayishlach - A Name: The Definition of an Essence
Miketz-Chanukah - Shehechiyanu in Bergen Belsen
Vayigash - Never Discount the Minority
Vayechi - Private Conferences in Public
Shemos - You are a Star
Vaera - Moshe Rabeinu Learns Levi's Lesson
Beshalach - How to Always Be Happy
Yisro - Make Kugel Not War
Mishpatim - One of Us
Terumah - Taking - not Giving
Vayakhel - Religion of Deeds
Vayikra - By the Heat of the Day
Tzav - Taking Out the Garbage
Emor - Have No Regrets
Behar-Bechukosai - Make Peace and Greet Moshiach
Bamidbar - Civility In Times of Duress
Naso - Lessons Learned From Gifts of the Nesiim
Shlach - The Perfect Student
Korach - National or Personal Crisis
Chukas-Balak - The Parah Paradox
Pinchas - Peace Pursued
Matos-Masei - Passion for Kavod
Shoftim - Matters of Dispute in Your Cities
Ki Seitzei - Better Innocent than Guilty
Ki Savo - Needless Hate and Absence of Joy
Netzavim-Vayeilech - Just One More!
Articles from the Hebrew year 5755
Bamidbar - Transition Points in Jewish History
Naso - Domestic Harmony and National Peace
Behaaloscha - They Were All Made 'Miksha'...
Shlach - Individuality and the Torah
Korach - Gifts From Heaven
Chukas - Man is Like an Earthenware Vessel
Shoftim - Judging My G-G-Generation
Ki Seitzei - Better Let Him Die Innocent...
Ki Savo - Effects of Our Enemies
Vayeilech - A Person Thinks... and G-d Laughs
Haazinu - Listen to the Music!
Rosh Hashanah - Thoughts for Pre-Rosh Hashanah
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 What We See is What We Get
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Blessings from Zion
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The "Two Breads"
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