A Ramban for Bo (w/source sheet): Were Arbeh and Choshech More "Natural"?; Asking Moshe for Forgiveness; Pharoh Understands Tefilla; Self- Destructive Arrogance; Communication Breakdown
A Neziv for Bo (w/source sheet): Did Moshe Daven For Pharoh?; Dismantling The Political System of Egypt; Inverting Egyptian Might For Redemption; Chasing Jews Out of Galut
To Be Holy, But Human- Torah of HaRav Amital #32 (w/ source sheet): Personalized Religion Without Prophetic Wisdom; Middot and Clothing Aren't Universal; Making Chumrot Organic
A Tzidkat Hatzadik for Va'era (w/ source sheet) perek 115: Torah Lishmah; Pure Motives and Intellectual Honesty; Siyata Dishmaya in Torah Study; Talmud Torah Vs. Torah Truth ity
A Ramban for Va'era (w/ source sheet) : Out "Magicianing" The Magicians: Dismantling Egyptian Para-Nobility; Recreating Beresihit; Rebbi Akiva's "Talents"
To Be Holy, But Human- Torah of HaRav Amital (w/source sheet)#31: Personalization in Religion; The "Stars" Metaphor; A Favorite "Mitzvah"; Mutiple Truths Theory in Talmud Torah; Multi-Colored Tefilla
A Tzidkat Hatzadik for Shemot (w/ source sheet): Perek 99-Should Sins Be Remembered or Forgotten; Does Hashem Provide Consciosuness or "Support" It?; A Sin or a "Sinner"?
Is There Value to Non-Torah Studies: Part 1- The Benefits and Costs; Four Major Flash Points in History; How Did The 19th and 20th Centuries Change the Equation?
10 Minute Rashi for Shemot: The Generation Gap; Learning How to Rebuke; Moshe Ponders Jewish Fate...And Asks Questions; Maintaining Broader Agendas Even During Personal Crisis
Sichat Mussar for Shemot (w/ source sheet): The Origin Story of Moshe: Courage in A Dark World; Sticking to Your Guns; Rebelling Against Corrupt Social Norms
A Neziv for Shemot (w/source sheet) : Spiritual Elevation Without Condescension; Trusting in an Age of Distrust; Trusting People Who Put Themselves Last
A Midrash for Shemot: Why a "Bush"?; Teaching Omnipresence and Humility; Shechinah Suffers in Exile; Disentagling From Exile; We Are a Hedge: The Physics of Fire
A Midrash for Shemot: Why a "Bush"?; Teaching Omnipresence and Humility; Shechinah Suffers in Exile; Disentagling From Exile; We Are a Hedge: The Physics of Fire
Reclaiming Redemption for Vayechi: The Shell of History- How Did Egypt, Persia, the UK and the USA Drive Jewish History; Muted Messianism: 4 Reasons We Avoid Messianic Predictions
Tzidkat Hatzadik for Vayechi (w/source sheet -95,98,235): Passion Works Both Ways; Two "Youthful" Generations in History; Mashiach is a Blend..and a Rainbow; Mitzvot as Triggers
10 Minute Rashi for Vayechi: Pharo's Pathetic Facade; Breakdown of Trust, Erosion of Communication; The Return of Yishma'el; Difference Between Christianity and Islam
Thoughts for Asara B'Tevet: Was the Translation of Torah Tragic?; Was the Holocaust a Historical Shift?; When the Narrative Changes; Preserving Halacha and Masorah; The Dangers of Hyper-Preservationism in Charedi Culture
A Ramban for Vayechi: Usurping The Throne; Separation Between Religion and Politics; We Brought Rome to Yerushalayim; The Battle of Chevron...During Ya'akov's Funeral