10 Minute Rashi for Devarim: Quiet Moral Acts Change History; Crimes and Good Deeds Walk Hand in Hand; Are Jews Occupationists? ; Redemption Streamed Through History
A Ramban for Devarim: Don't Point Fingers at Individuals; Responsbility for How People Will Misintepret Intentions; Historical Patience; Casting Previous Genertaions in Positive Light
A Neziv for Devarim: Don't be a Complainer; Jews Are Opinionated and Stubborn; The Difference Between Stars and Sand; Yitro's Two Recommendations: Pray and Model Chesed For Them
A Midrash for Devarim: Finding Friends Who Can Criticize; Expectations Diminish Gratitude and Increase Frustration; Humility is a Gateway to Lowering Expectations; Humility Isn't Denying Ability
Sichat Mussar for Masei: Discerning Between Permanence and Transience; Homes in Israel Are Built to Last; How Often Did We Relocate in the Desert; Building Semi-Permanent Communities in Chutz La'aretz
Reclaiming Redemption for Matot/Masei: The Borders of Israel Are Alive; Curved Boundaries Arent Human; Jewish Settlement Determines Boundaries; The Ghosts of Menashe; Herzyl vs. Hungarian Assimilationists
10 Minute Rashi for Matot: Idealism is Contagious; Relationships Before Acheivements; Unity Demands Decentarlizing Ego; Anwering to a Higher Moral Code
A Neziv for Masei: Is Israel More "Aesthetic" Than Chu"l?; Uniquely Suited to Settle Israel; Advance "Civic" Planning; Paying the Price for Focus on Settlement; Creating a Civic "Ethos" and The Modern Urban Sprawl
A Midrash for Masei: Appreciating Each Step of the Process; Don't Cluster Events; A Messianic Map of the Desert; Gratitude to Countries Who Hosted Us; Thought on the American Jewish Experience; Moshe's Initiative
Reclaiming Redemption for Pinchas: Debunking Those Deniers of Jewish Pedigree; Implanting Hashem's Name; Jewish Names Throughout Exile; Modern Naming in Israel
Shiva Asar B'tamuz: Rerouting to Exile; Forfeiting Gan Eden; Reversing Overconfidence; Appropriating Jewish Holy Sites; Atatcking the Torah; Appreciating the Role of Charedim and the State of Israel in the Modern Growth of Torah
10 Minute Rashi for Pinchas: Passing On Values Through Our DNA; Throwing a Rock Into the Pond Of History; Burial in Israel; Discretion, Even When You Pay a Price
A Ramban for Pinchas (w/source sheet): Delayed Impact Upon Jewish History; Some Hate Us, Some Are Just Confused; Dont Pigeonhole; Belonging is Part of Religious Identity; Multi-Generationalism
A Neziv for Pinchas (w/source sheet): Three Ingredients For "Leadership": Idealism and Lack of Self-Interest, Acknowledging Siyata Dishmaya, Service and Chesed, Not "Leadership"; The Difference Between "Mission" and "Shlichus"
A Midrash for Pinchas: Revolution or Change?; 'Entering" the Beit Midrash; Why Did the Women Cite the Laws of Yibum?; Preseving Tradition While Innovtaing...in Israel; Identifying With The Past.. Even While Dressing Differently
Torah of Harav Amital for Balak: What Made the Pe'or Culture So Seductive?; Black Magic and Natue; Why Was Bilam So Intrigued by the 'Dust of Ya'akov"?
Reclaiming Redemption for Balak: Jewish Cultural Insularity; Historical Aloneness; Temporary Jewish Communities and Life in Israel; Subverting the Mishkan in the Ohel; Religious Experiences in a Home
10 Minute Rashi for Balak: Anti-Semitism and Self-Loathing; Turning from a Professional Into an Anti-Semite; Predeterminism and Lack of Moral Accountability; Nations Do Teshuva; Non-Jewish Exiles