B’reishit: Alone
byBeing divided into two parts allows people to examine themselves from an outside perspective.
Culture
Timshel
byFor Israel to serve as a shining example to all of the truth-seekers of the world, we must valiantly fight to prevent the mandate for defining biblical morality to fall back into the hands of the church.
V’zot HaBrakha: And to There You Shall Not Pass
byThe task of all the generations following Moshe (including our own) is to manifest & illuminate all of the powerful ideas hidden in Israel’s Torah.
Sukkot: Pesaḥ for the Nations
byIf the Torah shows us Sukkot taking place during the Exodus from Egypt, why do the children of Israel delay its celebration for a full six months?
Ha’azinu: The Radiance is Yours
byThe prophetic message of the Ha’azinu Torah portion clarifies the complicated relationship between Israel’s behavior & our inner Segula.
Vayeilekh: Who Transmitted the Torah?
byThere appears to be a contradiction between the words of our sages in Pirkei Avot & in the Talmud.
Nitzavim: Which Tshuva?
byApproaching the individual tshuva of observing the Torah’s commandments as a deeper expression of Israel’s national tshuva is what actually protects us from lapsing back into our misguided former ways.
Ki Tavo: Torah from the Earth
byTorat Eretz Yisrael stems from earthliness, from life itself, without any feelings of external coercion.
Ki Tetzei: The Master of War
byCoping with the difficult reality of our wars & their relevant laws elevates us to higher ethical horizons.
Shoftim: Why Two Torah Scrolls?
byThe Torah of the king allows us to experience Divine revelation through national & international affairs.
R’eh: Sons for All Eternity
byWhen the children of Israel choose to conduct ourselves according to the Torah – according to our true inner nature – we reveal & express the inherent holiness of the segula in our collective soul.
Ekev: Right to the Land
byIf the land was given to Israel due to the righteousness of our ancestors, are later generations required to maintain at least a minimum level of righteousness in order to remain?