A Message at Twilight
Man, Reward, Punishment, Tikun, Teshuva, Faith, Mann, Mikdash, Agency, Parshat Korah, Hukkat, Balak, Noah, Beshalach, Ekev, Shmot, Vaera, Bo, Terumah, Yitro, Mishpatim, Bereishit, Pirke Avot 5
Mishpatim
Agent of Sin
Responsibility, Culpability, Halacha, Parshat Vayishlach, Bo, Mishpatim, Ki Teitzei, Shavuot
To Tell a Lie
White Lies, Truth, Crooks, Thieves, Cheats, Peace, Safety, Parshat Vayetzei, Mishpatim
On Flashback
Chronological Order of Torah, Ain Mukdam U’MuAchar B’Torah, Revisit, Renew, Parshat Yitro, Mishpatim, Shavuot
Between Pillar and Altar
Wisdom of Crowds, Individual v Community, Matzeivah v Mizbayach, Parshat Vayetzei, Vayishlach, Mishpatim, Shoftim
Animal Rights
Tzar Baalei Chaim, Compassion, Medical Experiments, Parhsat Balak, Bereishit, Mishpatim, Ki Teitzei
An Eye for an Eye – Philosophy of Punishment
Lex Talionis, Utilitarianist, Retributivists, Parshat Emor, Mishpatim, Shoftim
Handing Over One Person – A lesson in the value of the individual versus the community
Moser, Prat/Klal, Parshat Ki Teitzei, Mishpatim, Haftarat Ekev
Ancient Script
Scripts, Moshe, Ezra, Luchot, Ten Commandments, Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzah, Parshat Yitro, Mishpatim, Ki Tisa
On Coercion and Free Will
Coercion, Free Will, Har k’Gigit, Mountain Over heads, Shavuot, Purim, Parshat Yitro, Mishpatim