The Pen & The Yad

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

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