The Pen & The Yad

Bo: Passover and the Inclusive Power of Ritual

Vayera: The Hardened Heart of Pharaoh Continues to Beat

Shemot: How Do You Explain Jewish Resilience?

Vayechi: Does Belief in An Afterlife Matter?

Vayigash: Taking Advantage of Second Chances

Miketz: What is the Significance of Hanukkah This Season?

Vayeshev: Jacob Never Gets to Retire

Vayishlach: Esau: Human Being or Biblical Avatar

Vayetzei: Climbing the Ladder of Life

Toldot: The Power of Small Acts

Chayei Sara: To Marry in the Jewish People, or Out?

Vayera: The Binding of Isaac

Lech Lecha: Do Jews Have a Mission in This World?

Noach: Does G-d Feel?

Bereshit: No, The Devil Did Not Make You Do It: Taking Responsibility for Our Actions

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