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Ki-Tissa. The Golden Calf. Why?
Society's need seeks true answers, spiritual depth, but instead people seek alternatives: material indulgence, shallow ideologies, and
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Ki-Tissa. Face to Face with God
* What does it mean to look someone in the face?
* Why might one be restricted from seeing the face of another?
* Can we see God?
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Yitro. A Human Torah
It is this world which constitutes the stage for the Halakhah... It is here that the Halakhah can be implemented ...
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Vayechi. The Miracles that Surround Us
"Earning a livelihood is greater than redemption": Usually we see divine protection (a.k.a redemption) in the hands of God, beyond
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Vayetze: The Value of Self-Doubt
Because we are only human - like Jacob - we always have a choice to live up to our values or to fall short. We may never become complacent.
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Vayera. The Akeida's Contrary Commitments
The contradiction of the Akeida is the tension between “religious obligation” on the one hand, and “human obligation” on the other.