Sefer HaTanya #4 : The "Clothing" Through Which We Interface; Torah is Tzimzum of Hashem's Infinite Essence; Hugging the King; Encompassing Knowledge and Being Encompassed by Knowledge; Torah Lishmah
10 Minute Rashi for Vayishlach: Esav is Selfish...And Greedy; Obssession Hollows Our Emotions; Planning Difficult Conversations; Hiding in a Box or Influencing Others?
A Ramban for Vayishlach: Three Foreshadowings of Jewish History; We Drew Rome To Yerushalayim; The "Other" Camp of Jews; Sometimes We Dislodge Our Hip, But We Still Triumph
A Neziv for Vayishlach: The Family Is Now Prestigious; Ya'akov Seeks Cultural Insularity; First Consider Your Guilt Before You Blame Others; Moral Indignation and Ideological Zeal
To be Holy But Human: Torah of HaRav Amital #28: Hypocrisy Subverts Authenticity; Ya'akov's Long-Term Vision; The Difference Between Emunah and Bitachon; Don't Poke the Bear; Appeasing Ou Enemies
To Be Holy But Human #27: Torah of HaRav Amital- Morality in Nature; How Darwin Altered The Harmony of Nature; Moral Accountability Prior to Sinai; Religious Growth Must be Hollistic
10 Minute Rashi for Vayeitzei: Lowering Expectations, Increasing Gratitude; Feeling Longing Not Jealousy; Looking to Role Models During Crisis; Leah Identifying With Yitzchak
A Neziv for Vayeitzei: Taking the Rap/Not Throwing Others Under the Bus; The Blustering of Our Enemies; Convincing or Suggesting Truth?; Was Ya'akov Justified in This Ruse
10 Minute Rashi for Toldot: Ratifying Rivka's Bold Intervention; Bringing Hashem Into the Parsha; Esav's Redeeming Qualities; Rashi's Intellectual Honesty; Rivka Preserving Her Family
A Tzidkat Hatzadik for Chayei Sara (w/ source sheet)- Perek 90 : Mapping Torah, Am Yisrael and Humanity; World Events Indicate The State of Torah and Am Yisrael
10 Minute Rashi for Chayei Sara: Yitzchak the Shadchan; Reciprocating Chesed and Shadchanut; People Who "Awe" Us; Humility is The Root of Tzniyut; Not "Standing Out"; Allowing Space for Others