18:28

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…

24:41

Chayei Sarah

Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat?
Rashi tells us of the years of the life of Sarah: "They were all equally good." Knowing what we know…

32:14

Nitzavim

A Crazy Deal
The Torah reading of Nitzavim always comes before Rosh Hashanah. How does its opening verse of "all of you are…

35:29

Chayei Sarah

Getting Off of the Emotional Rollercoaster
The Sfas Emes explains that the greatness of Sarah our Matriarch is that no matter what was going on in…