The Pen & The Yad

Sukkot: Finding Feeling: Our Fragility and Discovering Our Power

Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur: What Does The Alarming Note Mean to Us This Year; What Gives Us Hope?

Nitzavim Rosh Hashana: What Do We Hear When The Shofar is Sounded?

Ki Tavo: The Chosen People: Misconception and the Search for a Treasured People

Ki Teitzei: The Torah's Version of Hate, The Sin, and Not The Sinner

Shoftim: The Torah's Transformational Idea of Justice

Re'eh: Tzedakah: The Torah That All Jews Practice

Eikev: Matters of Memory

Vaetchanan: Shabbat Nachamu: Where Shall We Find Comfort on This Sabbath of Comfort?

Devarim: Arguing With G-D: A Jewish Pastime

Matot-Masei: The Diaspora Existed Before Israel Even Entered the Promised Land

Pinchas: The Importance of Succession Planning in Leadership

Balak: Praising Israel Through Gritted Teeth

Chukat: When Dreams Go Unfulfilled, Then What?

Korach: Charisma Versus True Leadership

Sh’lach Lecha: Can the Whole World Be Wrong?

Beha’alotcha: The Power to Rise After Getting Knocked Down & The Menorah

Nasso: Choosing the Path of Moderation and Not That of Extremes

Bamidbar: Counting Lemmings or Individuals: The Possibilities and the Dangers of a Census

Behar-Behukotai: The Great Restart