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Shemot

Shemot	Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein
Shemot	Rav Moshe Aberman
The List of Those Descending to Egypt as an Introduction to Sefer Shemot	Rav Yonatan Grossman
The Enslavement of Israel and the Death Sentence for Newborn Boys	Rav Elchanan Samet
The River and the Redeemer	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Double Birth of Moshe	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Officers of Bnei Yisrael, and Moshe	Rav Yonatan Grossman
"The were fruitful and increased greatly and multiplied and became mighty"	Rav Yaacov Medan
Two Chapters - Two Perspectives	Rav Tamir Granot
Summary of the Book of Bereishit and Introduction to the Book of Shemot	Rav Yehuda Rock
Tzippora	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
From Egyptian Prince to Israelite Redeemer	Rav Ezra Bick
The Missing Years	Rav Yair Kahn
Moshe's Religious Inclination Prior to God's Revelation	Rav Amnon Bazak
"And the People Believed and They Heard" The Argument Between God and Moshe Concerning Teaching Faith	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Vaera

The Two Consecrations of Moshe	Rav Yonatan Grossman
God's Speech of Salvation	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Purpose of the Ten Plagues	Rav Amnon Bazak
The Appointment of Moshe	Rav Chanoch Waxman
Two Promises: One Fulfilled, One Not Yet Fulfilled (6:3)	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Three Signs and the Ten Plagues	Rav Meir Spiegelman
"I Shall Hardened Pharoah's Heart"	Rav Yaacov Medan
The Number of Plagues in Egypt	Rav Tamir Granot
A Sign of Faith?	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Knowing the Name of God	Rav Yehuda Rock
Liberating the Spirit of the Israelites	Rav Ezra Bick
Of Kings and Prophets	Rav Yair Kahn
Who is Targeted by the Theological Display of the Plagues in Egypt?	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Bo

Pesach Mitzrayim - A Commitment to God	Rav Moshe Aberman
The Korban Pesach - Sacrifice or Feast?	Rav Yonatan Grossman
Moshe's Deceit in his Negotiations with Pharaoh	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Uniqueness of the Korban Pesach	Rav Amnon Bazak
The House of Bondage	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The "Borrowing" of Vessels from the Egyptians	Rav Elchanan Samet
Remembering the Exodus from Egypt	Rav Meir Spiegelman
"This Month Shall Be For You..." Jewish Dates	Rav Yaacov Medan
God's Staff	Rav Tamir Granot
The Pesach Sacrifice and the Story of the Exodus	Rav Yehuda Rock
The Confrontation of Moshe and Par'o	Rav Ezra Bick
Ha-Chodesh Ha-Zeh Lakhem Rosh Chodashim	Rav Yair Kahn
The Collective Memory of the Holocaust	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Beshalach

Az Yashir: Human Song of Victory or Divine Song of Joy	Rav David Horwitz
The "Way Of The Land Of The Philistines" And The "Way Of The Desert By The Red Sea"	Rav Yoel Bin Nun
The Manna and the Paschal Sacrifice	Rav Yonatan Grossman
Divine Therapy at the Red Sea	Rav Elchanan Samet
The War Against Amalek	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Stealthy Exodus	Rav Meir Spiegelman
The Wanderings of Benei Yisrael in the Desert	Rav Yaacov Medan
Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Cloud	Rav Tamir Granot
"They Shall Know that I Am the Lord" – Bnei Yisrael Enter the Desert	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Splitting the Red Sea	Rav Yehuda Rock
What?!	Rav Ezra Bick
The Final Showdown	Rav Yair Kahn
"You were Rebellious" or "The Kindness of Your Youth" Tracing the Complaints of Am Yisrael in the Desert	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Yitro

Yitro	Rav Yonatan Grossman
Compulsory Love	Rav Elyakim Krumbein
Yitro's Visit to Moshe and Bnei Yisrael	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Waters of Sinai	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Tenth Commandment: "You Shall Not Covet	Rav Elchanan Samet
Why Was Moshe's Leadership Necessary?	Rav Meir Spiegelman
Yitro	Rav Yaacov Medan
The Dual Revelation at Sinai	Rav Tamir Granot
"The Ten Commandments"	Rav Yehuda Rock
"When you bring the nation out of Egypt, you will serve God upon this mountain"	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Epilogue	Rav Ezra Bick
Moshe Rabbeinu and Matan Torah	Rav Yair Kahn
Moshe's Family	Rav Amnon Bazak
:"And He Prostrated Himself, and He Kissed Him" Ambiguity in the Encounter between Moshe and Yitro	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Mishpatim

Mishpatim	Rav Avi Walfish
The Akeda and the Covenant at the Basins	Rav Yonatan Grossman
The Covenant at Sinai	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Laws of Damages - A "Declaration of Human Rights"	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Declaration of Sinai	Rav Chanoch Waxman
Slavery	Rav Elchanan Samet
Two Concepts of Justice in the Torah's Laws of Damages	Rav Meir Spiegelman
Murdering with Guile	Rav Yaacov Medan
"Behold, I Send an Angel Before You..."	Rav Tamir Granot
Servitude – in the Haftara and in the Parasha	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Types of Guardianship	Rav Yehuda Rock
God, the Angel, and the Jews	Rav Ezra Bick
The Covenant at Sinai	Rav Yair Kahn
The Laws of the Eved Ivri – for Ex-Servants and for Future Masters	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Teruma

The Aron Ha-Kodesh	Rav Moshe Taragin
The Mishkan and Its Kohanim - The Earthly Reflection of The Heavenly Revelation	Rav Reuven Taragin
The Aron Ha-Kodesh	Rav Moshe Taragin
The Ark of the Covenant	Rav Elchanan Samet
Kaporet	Rav Ezra Bick
Of Sequence and Sanctuary	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Sacrifical Altar and the Structure of the Parsha	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Structure of the Mishkan	Rav Meir Spiegelman
Concerning the Mishkan	Rav Yaacov Medan
"Ark of Testimony," "Ark of Covenant" or "Ark of God"?	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Build for Me A Sanctuary	Rav Yair Kahn
A Return to the Garden of Eden	Rav Amnon Bazak
"Behold, I Send an Angel Before You" vs. "I Shall Dwell in Their Midst"	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Tetzaveh

The Milu'im	Rav Nathaniel Helfgot
Vessels of the Mishkan	Rav Yonatan Grossman
Tetzaveh	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Incense Altar	Rav Elchanan Samet
Tamid	Rav Ezra Bick
The Holy Garments	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Daily Sacrifice (29:38-46)	Rav Elchanan Samet
Sanctity and Service	Rav Meir Spiegelman
The Revelation of God's Glory upon the Altar, and the Deaths of Nadav and Avihu	Rav Tamir Granot
The "Choshen" (Breastplate)	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
The Complementary Verses of the Command Concerning the Mishkan	Rav Yehuda Rock
The Korban Tamid - A Continuous Beginning	Rav Yair Kahn
The Argument over the Path to Faith and its Expressions in the Parashiot of the Mishkan	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Ki Tissa

KiTissa	Rav Ezra Bick
The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy	Rav Yonatan Grossman
The Jewelry and the Tent	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Haftara: Eliyahu's Dual Prayer on Mt. Carmel	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Ideological Basis of the Sin of the Golden Calf	Rav Amnon Bazak
The Jewelry and the Tent	Rav Chanoch Waxman
Shabbat and the Mishkan	Rav Elchanan Samet
God's People or Moshe's?	Rav Meir Spiegelman
The Ideological Foundations of the Sin of the Golden Calf	Rav Amnon Bazak
The Half-Shekel	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
The Commandments of the Covenant	Rav Tamir Granot
From the Egel to the Second Luchot	Rav Yair Kahn
"For the skin of his face shone"	Rav Amnon Bazak
Aharon's Part in the Sin of the Golden Calf – From the Torah to Chazal	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Vayakhel

Vayakhel	Rav Ari Kahn
Vayakhel - Pekudei	Rav Avraham Walfish
The Shabbat of Sinai and the Shabbat of the Mishkan	Rav Yonatan Grossman
The Contributors to the Miskhan and the Builders of the Mishkan	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Mishkan - Ideal First Choice or After-the-Fact?	Rav Menachem Leibtag
The "Tent of Meeting" and the " Tent of Service" and the Double Role of the Kohanim (Part 1 of 2)	Rav Elchanan Samet
The Miskhan and the Golden Calf	Rav Meir Spiegelman
Of Parts and Pieces: The Instructions and Assembly of the Mishkan	Rav Chanoch Waxman
The Efod	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Generosity and Creativity in Building the Mishkan	Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
Mishkan and Shabbat	Rav Ezra Bick
Vayakhel - More than Repetition	Rav Yair Kahn
The Parokhet of the Kodesh and the Parokhet of the Screen	Rav Amnon Bazak
"May our Eyes Behold Your Return to Tzion"	Dr. Brachi Elitzur

Pekudei

The Mishkan - Ideal First Choice or After-the-Fact?	Rav Menachem Leibtag
The "Tent of Meeting" and the " Tent of Service" and the Double Role of the Kohanim (Part 2 of 2)	Rav Elchanan Samet
Egel and Mishkan	Rav Avraham Walfish
The Unifying Theme of Parashat Pekudei	Rav Elchanan Samet
Let Us Sanctify His Name in the World	Rav Yair Kahn

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