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From Genesis (B'reshith)

The Sin That Counted Most
(Portion B'reshith)

Walk With Elohim and be Perfect
(Portion Noakh)

Get Yourself Walking!
(Portion Lekh L'kha)

Presenting to YHWH
What is Acceptable
(Portion VaYera')

Insiders and Outsiders
(Portion Chayei Sarah)

Perpendicular to the Earth
(Portion Tol'doth)

The Rise of the Fourth Flock
(Portion VaYetze')

Messages for Edom
(Portion VaYishlakh)

Let Yosef Live and Not Die!
(Portion VaYeshev)

Fat or Skinny Cows?
(Portion MiQetz)

Yosef and Yehudah
Come Close and Speak
(Portion VaYigash)

Make Sure Israel Gets Back Home
(Portion VaY'khi)


From Exodus (Shemoth)

Snake-Handling 101
(Portion Shemoth)

Leaving Egypt:
It's Not Just Up to Pharaoh
(Portion Va'Era)

Fixin' to Leave Egypt
(Portion Bo)

Embracing the Unknown
(Portion B'shalakh)

Getting in a Position to Hear
(Portion Yithro)

Don't Take Them Lightly
(Portion Mishpatim)

What Your Heart Needs to Envision
(Portion T'rumah)

Fully Dressed for the Right Job
(Portion Tetzaveh)

Replacing the Broken Words
(Portion Ki Thisa')

A Case of Extreme Wisdom
(Portion VaYaq'hel)


From Leviticus (VaYiqra)

Making YHWH Want to Stay
(Portion VaYiqra)

Take Them for Example
(Portion Tzav)

What in the World Just Occurred?
(Portion Sg'mini)

Understanding the Purity Laws
(Portion Tazria)

When the Flesh Overflows its Boundaries
(Portion Metzora)

In the Field or at the Altar?
(Portion Akharey Mot)

The First Pressing
(Portion Emor)

How to Live in Eternity
(Portion B'Har)

What is a Soul Worth?
(Portion B'Chuqothai)


From Numbers (B'Midbar)

Who Counts in Israel?
(Portion B'Midbar)

Keeping Order in the Camp
(Portion Naso)

Where the Light Must Focus
(Portion B'HaAlothkha)

Marriage Counseling & Wedding Vows
(Portion Shelakh L'kha)

Restoring Order After Rebellion
(Portion Qorakh)

Burying Rebellion and Bitterness
(Portion Chuqath)

How Do We Respond to Blessing?
(Portion Balaq)

Heritage and Inheritance
(Portion Pin'has)

What Every Leader Must Understand
(Portion Mattoth)

Pulling Up the Tent Pegs
(Portion Mas'ey)

From D'varim (Deuteronomy)

You've Been Here Long Enough
(Portion D'varim)

How to Strengthen Our Leaders
(Portion VaEthkhanan)

Crossing Over the Yarden
(Portion 'Eqev)

Let it Go!
(Portion Re'eh)

The King is in the (Battle) Field
(Portion Shoftim)

Make Your Marriage Last
(Portion Ki-Theytze')

Everyone Must Get Stoned
--or at least Plastered
(Portion Ki-Thavo)

Moshe's Final Message
(Portions Nitzavim & VaYelekh)

The Plan
(Portion Ha'azinu)

Lessons from a Life Well Lived
(Portion V'Zot haB'rakhah)


From Y'hoshua

Follow-Up to the Torah
(Y'hoshua 1:1-9)

Pack Your Own Lunch
(Y'hoshua 1:10-11)

The Lifeline of Hope
(Y'hoshua 2)

"Early to Rise" (Hurry Up and Wait)
(Y'hoshua 3:1-4)

Our Part in YHWH's Miracles
(Y'hoshua 3:5-17)

A Well-Marked Path
(Y'hoshua 4)

This Land is Different
(Y'hoshua 5)

YHWH's Preparation for Battle
(Y'hoshua 6:1-18)

What's Hidden in Your Tent?
(Y'hoshua 6:17 - 7:26)

Tactics Change, but the
Torah is Written in Stone
(Y'hoshua 8)

Be Very Careful!
(Y'hoshua 9)

What Excites YHWH
(Y'hoshua 10)

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