Divrei Torah based on the weekly parsha by Rabbi Jay Kelman.
Bereshit Guardians of the Garden Sinning & Growing Science and Torah Let Us Make Man Purposeful Ambiguity Parshat Bereshit Parshat Bereshit 5764 Noach A Penny Saved A Man For All Generations Defending Noach What's in a Name Planting Trees Lech Lecha A Loving Son Informed Consent Marketing Abraham's Trip Finding G-d The First Child Vayera Family Ties Moving Out of Town Indirect Teaching Moderating Chesed Sleeping at Night Distant Cousins Saving Sedom Chayei Sarah Growing Old Staying Young Mother and Son Marriage Partners Blessings of Old Age Beyond Death Mr. No Name Parshat Chayei Sarah Toldot All My Children Anti-Semitism Begins Feeling Your Pain Raising Children Great Food Parshat Toldot Parshat Toldot 5764 Vayetze Prayer and Vision Ignoring G-d's Promise Sisters in Love Children Leaving Home Parshat Vayetze 5764 Vayishlah Reconciliation Changing Names Fear Two is Too Many Parshat Vayishlach Misunderstandings Vayeshev Down Memory Lane Sibling Rivalry The Sounds of Silence The Seeds of Redemption Goats and Coats Parental Problems Parshat Vayeishev Miketz Boom and Bust Human Intervention Joseph's Pain The Story Line Family First VaYigash Yaakov's Fear Reconciliation? Preparing Goshen Simple Faith Painful Reunion Parshat VaYigash Vayechi Blessings for our Times Being Normal Role Models Dual Loyality
Shmot No Thank You Being More Like the Egyptians No Names Speaking and Leading Fear of the Unknown Shared Suffering Parshat Shemot Va'eira The Right Reason Fighting Fate Leaders We Deserve Reaching Higher Fear of Courage Giving Up Bo Answering the Wicked Child Alarm Clock Helping Our Enemies The Solar System Egyptian Appreciation The First Born B'shalach War Time Ahavat Yisrael. Defined Marah Mitzvot Parshat Beshalach Good Intentions Yitro Man and G-d Prelude to Sinai Nine Divrot Reading Between the Lines Message For Mankind Honouring Parents, Teaching Children Parshat Yitro Mishpatim Back in the Groove G-d and Man Sticks Stones and Silence Divine Justice, Human Mercy Free the Slaves Parshat Mishpatim Terumah The Aron of Eden Child's Play Mishkan Placement The Moving Ark Detailed Symbols Redemption Parshat Terumah Tetzaveh What's in a Name Clothing Clothes Make the Man First Place Ki Tissa Up the Mountain Leadership The Oral Word Breaking the Tablets Messages and Messengers Vayakhel Truth and Compromise Sin and Return Giving More Vayakhel - Pekudai The Right Time Pekudai Time and Space Parshat Pekudai Remember the Court Shekalim Parshat Shekalim - Purim and Pesach
Vayikra Parshat Vayikra Lasting Impressions Admitting Mistakes Salting Our Sacrifices Korbanot Central G-d is Near Tzav Happy Thanksgiving Sin and Salvation True Excitement Volunteers Needed Shmini Tragic Lessons Mundane Mitzvoth Time and Time Again The Greatness of Moshe A Loud Silence Tazria The Potential of Children Back to the Beginning Only the Best Metzorah The Power of Speech Home Sweet Home Open House, Closed Doors Kedoshim No Mercy Here MYOB Neighbourly Love Holiness and Happiness Theory and Practice Egyptian Business Achrei Mot Preparing for Yom Kippur Overcoming Biology Holy Nation Emor We Are All Kohanim Diaspora Days Blasphemy G-d's Name Body and Soul Parshat Emor Behar Money in Trust Legal Loopholes Speaking of Sinai Seven Times Seven BeChukotai A Proper Ending Natural Consequences Walking With G-d Hard Work Parshat BeChukotai Parshat BeChukotai
Bamidbar Numbers Game Blossoming Desert Paying the Price Natural Life What's in a Name? Change for the Better Naso Doing one Better Good and Evil Counting our Blessings Wordly Pleasures Be'halot'cha Selective Memory Running Away Complain, Complain, Complain... Bringing Yitro along Parshat Be'halot'cha Out of Order Humble and More Humble Shelach Lecha Preconceived Notions But Out Meraglim and Idolatry Ties and Bind Name Change Right People: Wrong Mission Korach Power Outage Tzizit and Mezuzah Choices Seeing Our Mistakes Honour the Enemy Land Creation Chukat Dying of Thirst Passing On All Natural Life and Death Unbelievable Striking Out Balak Animal Rights: Human Wrongs Dwelling Amongst The Nations The Lion King The Path That Man Desires... Pinchas The Next Generation All of the People, All of the Time Models of Leadership Who is next Leadership Idolatry for Adultery Not Fit for Leadership Mattot Why Be Angry? Promises Joining Forces Split in Half Defeating Midian Massei Travelogue The Journey Continues Delayed Details Mattot - Massei Living outside Israel
Devarim Developing Torah Justice You Shall Not Pursue Equality for All The Lessons of Truth Parshat Devarim 5766 Have no Fear Vaetchanan Learning to Read Comfort World Leaders Who is to Blame Love and Rejection It's Your Fault Eikev A Long Journey The Big Bribe Fear of G-d Fear and Love Re'eh Behind The Scenes Conflicting Emotions From Man to G-d Testing Our Love Preparing For Elul Cohesive Community Shoftim The Army Draft Authority and Responsibility Enabling Evil Synagogue and State Intellectual Honesty Ki Teze Leave G-d Out Of It Dignity for All Open Dishonesty Helping Those We Hate Parshat Ki Teze Ki Tavo Happiness with G-d Wasted Efforts In The Garden of Eden Presence of G-d Talking About Israel Parshat Ki Tavo Nitzavim Down to Earth It's About You Freedom Nitzavim Vayelech Rosh Hashanah Hiding What's In A Name Vayelech Naming Rights Personal Torah Combining Worlds Poetic License Haazenu The Lessons of History Straight Talk Action Reaction Vzot Abracha G-d's Partner Torah For All From G-d to Man Torah Transmission
Rosh Hashanah Not the Facts Mid-year Crisis Dual Citizens Joseph and Creation
Contradictions Why is the Etrog Beautiful? Dividing the Holidays The Clouds of Glory Sukkot in September Seeing the Hand of G-d The Sukkah of Peace The Season of Joy Teach Your Children
The Dark Days of Winter Chanukah and Yosef Sukkot's Partner Future Redemption
Purim 5765 For the People Hiding in Plain Sight Celebrating Man's Ability New Times Almost Redeemed Potential of Evil
The Numbers Game The Torah in English Eating Karpas Preparing to Eat Freedom to Act Pesach Perpectives The Rasha, Heresy and Community Child and Children Korban Pesach & Brit Milah Lot's Seder Some Slavery The 4 Children and the 4 Questions The Editorial Page Where is Hallel?
Shavuot Light and Dark A New Holiday Rut: Messianic Origins Shavuot 5766 Eating Out Whose Torah is it?
Greetings Seeds of Evil Tisha B'Av 5766 Evading Responsibility The Joy of Jeruslaem The Three Weeks- Through the Eyes of a Child
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