Tzitziot Tzrichot Kavanah
Physical and Metaphysical, Intentions, consciousness, Parshat Shelach/Korah, DRASH
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Fate and Destiny –Israel Needs a Vision
Purpose, Defense, Startups, Creativity, Machaneh v Eida, Parshat Behaalotecha, DRASH
To Cry Out and To Act Out
On Taking Responsibility in Hard Times, War, Famine, Epidemic, DRASH
To Think to Sin but Not
Consequences for bad intent; Seeing a doctor on Shabbat – religious v secular; Naso, Matot, DRASH
On Silence and Speech
Highlighting Aaron’s Silence to that of Rava’s Gavra, Parshat Shemini, DRASH
Four Parshiot: On Peoplehood and Purpose
Overarching theme of the four parshiot, Existentialism, Morality, Parshat Shekalim, Zachor, Para, Hodesh, DRASH
Shatnez: On Bigdei Kehuna, Mordechai and Purim Costumes
Hukkim, Ethics, Good & Evil, Subjective v Objective morality, Purim, Parshat Tetzaveh, Kedoshim, Ki Teitzei, DRASH
Burial Afar – On Halacha and Technology
When to start shiva, How to change/apply halacha, DRASH
Imitatio Dei and Ethics
Imitating God’s attributes, traits, Deontology, Consequentialism, Virtue, Parshat Chayei Sarah, Ekev, Re’eh, Ki Tavo, DRASH
Philosophy within Halacha, Halacha out of Philosophy
The mitzvah to dwell in the sukkah as paradigm for the symbiosis of philosophy and halacha, Sukkot, DRASH