30:34

Emor

Forced Redistribution of Wealth
When does Torah say that we need to be forced to give? What did the Lubavitcher Rebbe tell a philanthropist's…

16:05

Va'eschanan

Comfort, Comfort
This week's Haftorah begins with the prophecy: "Nachamu, nachamu ami, comfort, comfort my people." Why the double expression of consolation?…

35:17

Eikev

What's a Brain Without Feet?
Understanding the relationship between a leader and his people from the fact that Moshe was blamed for the sin of…

19:29

Vayeshev

Kindness at the Speed of Light
"And [Yosef] asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in prison... 'Why are your faces sad today?'" (B'reishis 40:7.) How…