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Bamidbar: Counting to One - posted 5/29/03 Bechukosai: Doing the Math - posted 5/22/03 Behar: The Oral Torah - posted 5/15/03 Emor: Two Offerings - posted 5/8/03 Kedoshim: Intent - posted 5/1/03 Acharei Mos: Lust & Violence - posted 4/28/03 Metzora: The Root of the Illness - posted 4/10/03 Tazria: A Vacuum of Life - posted 4/3/03 Shemini: Why Keep Kosher? - posted 3/27/03 Tzav: Focus - posted 3/20/03 Vayikra: Giving of Ourselves - posted 3/13/03 Four Parshiyos - posted 3/6/03 Vayakhel: The Reason for Creation - posted 2/27/03 Ki Sisa: Direct Communication - posted 2/20/03 Tetzaveh: The Menorah & the Incense - posted 2/13/03 Terumah: Three Sanctuaries - posted 2/6/03 Mishpatim: Blind Faith? - posted 1/30/03 Yisro: Remember & Safeguard - posted 1/23/03 Beshalach: The Song of Creation - posted 1/16/03 Bo: Showing Readiness - posted 1/9/03 Va'ayra: Free Will? - posted 1/2/03 ShemosCrying Out - posted 12/26/02 Vayechi: Ephraim & Menashe - posted 12/19/02 Vayigash: Do Not Fear - posted 12/12/02 Miketz: Jewish Pride - posted 12/5/02 Vayeshev: The Sins of Fathers - posted 11/28/02 Vayishlach: Confronting Our Enemies - posted 11/21/02 Vayeitzei: Acceptance & Initiative - posted 11/14/02 Toldos: Strengths & Weaknesses - posted 11/7/02 Chaye Sorah: Maintaining Trust - posted 10/31/02 Vayera: Freeing Ourselves - posted 10/24/02 Lech lecha: Perfecting the World - posted 10/17/02 Noach: Making a Name for Ourselves - posted 10/10/02 Bereshis: The Results of Jealousy - posted 10/3/02 Sukkos: The Third Leg - posted 9/19/02 Ha'azinu-Yom Kippur: Speaking Out Loud - posted 9/12/02 Rosh Hashanah - posted 9/5/02 Netzavim: The Reciprocal Covenant - posted 8/29/02 Ki Savo: To Be First - posted 8/22/02 Ki Seitzei: From Trust to Honesty - posted 8/15/02 Shoftim: Establishing G-d's Law - posted 8/8/02 Re'ei: A Team Without Cuts - posted 8/1/02 Eikev: Gratitude - posted 7/25/02 Va'eschanan: Clinging to G-d - posted 7/18/02 Tisha B'av: Reliving the Day - posted 7/11/02 Matos-Masi: Journeys - posted 7/4/02 Pinchas: How to Ask - posted 6/27/02 Balak: Grasping the Obvious - posted 6/20/02 Korach: Custom Made Commandments - posted 6/13/02 Shelach: Clothing the Clothing - posted 6/6/02 Beha'aloscha: Turning Away from Evil - posted 5/30/02 Naso: Sotah - posted 5/23/02 Bamidbar: In the Desert - posted 5/9/02 Behar: Living above Nature - posted 5/2/02 The Meaning of Lag Ba'Omer - posted 4/25/02 Acharei Mos: The Sins of the Land - posted 4/18/02 Tazria-Metzora: Tsara'as - posted 4/11/02 Shemini: How the Job Gets Done - posted 4/5/02 Tzav: Unintentional Sins - posted 3/21/02 Vayikra: The Value of Striving - posted 3/14/02 Vayakhel: Looking Towards the Next Step - posted 3/7/02 Ki Sisa: Performing the Attributes of Mercy - posted 2/28/02 Purim: A Greater Miracle - posted 2/21/02 Terumah: The Timeless Perspective - posted 2/14/02 Mishpatim: Knowing One's Fellow Man - posted 2/7/02 Yisro: Judgment - posted 1/31/02 Beshalach: Reward & Punishment - posted 1/24/02 Bo: Light from Darkness - posted 1/18/02 Va'ayra: The Nature of Nature - posted 1/10/02 Shemos: The Merit of Belief - posted 1/3/02 Vayechi: Teamwork - posted 12/27/01 Vayigash: The Pathway to Redemption - posted 12/20/01 Chanukah: Why We Fight - posted 12/13/01 Vayeishev: Laying the Foundation - posted 12/6/01 Vayishlach: A Spiritual Battle - posted 11/29/01 Vayeitzei: What Allows Us to Endure? - posted 11/22/01 Toldos: The Choices of Yakov & Esav - posted 11/15/01 Chaye Sorah: Sparks of Holiness - posted 11/8/01 Vayera: Imitating G-d - posted 11/1/01 Lech Lecha: Circumcision - posted 10/25/01 Noach: Purifying the World - posted 10/18/01 Bereshis: Why Was the World Created? - posted 10/11/01 Sukkos: Weapons of Virtue - posted 9/30/01 Ha'azinu: The Eternity of the Spiritual - posted 9/27/01 Vayelech: A Day of Mercy - posted 9/20/01 Rosh Hashanah: When G-d Will Judge - posted 9/13/01 Ki Savo: Carrying On - posted 9/6/01 Ki Seitzei: Priorities - posted 8/30/01 Shoftim: Unity - posted 8/23/01 Re'ei: Goodness Matters - posted 8/16/01 Eikev: Three Imperatives - posted 8/9/01 Va'eschanan: Doing Our Best - posted 8/2/01 Devarim: Collective Responsibility - posted 7/26/01 Matos-Masi: The Three Weeks - posted 7/19/01 Pinchas: Passion's Reward - posted 7/12/01 Balak: Three Crucial Concepts - posted 7/5/01 Chukas: Death - posted 6/28/01 Korach: The Limits of Democracy - posted 6/21/01 Shelach: The Purpose of Punishment - posted 6/14/01 Beha'aloscha: Our Responsibilities - posted 6/7/01 Naso: A Divine Marriage - posted 5/31/01 Bamidbar: Three Types of Belief - posted 5/24/01 Bechukosi: Exponential Power - posted 5/17/01 Emor: The Two Way Flow of the Holidays - posted 5/10/01 Kedoshim: Intent - posted 5/3/01 Tazria: A Vacuum of Life - posted 4/26/01 Shemini: What Was Their Sin? - posted 4/19/01 Vayikra: Why Pray? - posted 3/29/01 Vayakehel: Shabbos: The Reason for Creation - posted 3/22/01 Ki Sisa: Cosigners - posted 3/15/01 Tetzaveh: Symbols - posted 3/8/01 Terumah: The Kruvim - posted 3/1/01 Mishpatim: Must We Be Perfect? - posted 2/22/01 Yisro: Speaking for Himself - posted 2/15/01 Beshalach: What vs. How - posted 2/8/01 Bo: Proof of Worthiness - posted 2/1/01 Va'ayra: The Staff - posted 1/25/01 Shemos: Sprouting - posted 1/21/01 Vayechi: The Example of Ephraim & Menashe - posted 1/11/01 Vayigash: Turning Away from Evil - posted 1/4/01 Miketz: Divine Intervention - posted 12/28/00 Vayeishev: Greatness Born of Humility - posted 12/21/00 Vayishlach: The Bite of the Kiss - posted 12/14/00 Vayeitzei: The Purpose of Examples - posted 12/7/00 Toldos: Yitzchok's Strength - posted 12/1/00 Chaye Sorah: Giving - posted 11/23/00 Vayera: Trust - posted 11/16/00 Lech Lecha: The Worthiness of Avraham - posted 11/9/00 Noach: Choices - posted 11/2/00 Bereshis: What Good is the Evil Inclination? - posted 10/23/00 How to Maximize the Holiday Season - posted 10/12/00 Our Job on Yom Kippur - posted 10/2/00 Our Job on Rosh Hashanah - posted 9/21/00 Ki Savo: First Fruits & Curses - posted 9/14/00 Ki Seitzei: The Commandments - Merciful or Divine Decree? - posted 9/7/00 Shoftim: The Jewish King - posted 8/31/00 Eikev: The Quest for Truth - posted 8/17/00 V'aschanan: Jewish Renewal - posted 8/10/00 Devarim: The Bridge - posted 8/3/00 3 Weeks: A Time to Mourn: Why the Destruction of the Temples is Still Relevant - posted 7/27/00 Pinchas: The Jewish Relationship With Time - posted 7/20/00 Chukas: Anger: Enemy of the G-dly Soul - posted 7/13/00 Korach: Torah: Absolute or Relative? - posted 7/5/00 Shelach Lecha - posted 6/27/00 Behaalosecha - posted 6/22/00 Naso - posted 6/13/00 |