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…
Ki Savo
Are You Proud of Your Sins?In this week's Torah portion, a word appears twice that has no exact parallel in Scripture: "he'emarta" and "he'emircha" in…
Miketz
Dreams, Materialism, and GeltWhy did Yosef have the same dream twice? And how is this different than Pharaoh who also had the same…
Toldos
See No EvilRashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke…
