Lech-Lecha
Is Serving G-d Supposed to Make Your Life Better?The story of Avraham's travels in the Torah reading of Lech Lecha leads to a discussion about whether doing G-d's…
Naso
Teshuvah Is Not a MitzvahThis week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…
Re'eh
Blessing or Curse?Is everything G-d does really for the good? If so, are we meant to always feel that way? Two classic…
Haazinu
The Silent StudentFollowing the Song of Haazinu, it says that Moshe and Yehoshua taught the song together. Rashi explains that this was…