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Tefillah ,H0DU AMD MIZMOR L’TODAH October 1, 2026 (20 Tishri 5787) Tefillah          SHABBOS MINCHA: DEFINING MESSIANIC YEARNINGS October 1, 2026 (20 Tishri 5787) Hashkafah/Machshavah GE'ULAH: THE JEWISH PERSPECTIVE WITHTHE HELP OF A CONTRAST October 1, 2026 (20 Tishri 5787) Hashkafah/Machshavah GENERATING SANCTITY: THE HUMAN ELEMENT October 1, 2026 (20 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud YALTA: BEYOND (CHEESE-) BURGERS October 1, 2026 (20 Tishri 5787) Tefillah VAYERA I:EPIPHANIES DIVINE AND HUMAN September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash ACTUALIZING AVRAHAM'S HUMANISM: PRAYOR PAY! September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash VAYERA I: EPIPHANIES DIVINE AND HUMAN September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Educational Values in Rabbinic Literature  RAYSH LAKISH AS RAV YOCHANAN’S “TEACHINGASSISTANT” September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Tefillah FROM FATE TO DESTINY: KING DAVID'S HARP September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash WHAT DID REUVEN DO? September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash MISHNAH VOT 5:2: “AVRAHAM RECEIVED THE REWARD OF THEM ALL” September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim EXILICOVERTONES   IN THE HAGADDAH September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim WHERETO PLACE MALCHUYOS? September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim LOVING-KINDNESSOR BAD LUCK? ECHAD MI YODEA September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim A THOUGHT REGARDING AVODAS YOM HAKIPPURIM September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim DAYYENU September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud COSMIC RELATIONSHIPS: BOOKENDS FOR TRACTATE BERACHOS September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim THETESHUVA PROCESS [PART II]: THE DYNAMICS OF REONCILIATION September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim ROSH HASHANA: REPENTENCE WITHOUT CONFESSION September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash PARASHAT KORACH* September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash                                      MIKRA BIKKURIM: CREATING HISTORICAL MEMORY September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim INTERPERSONALSINS: FORGIVENESS VERSUS ATONEMENT September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash NOAH A MODEL OF MORAL AMBIGUITY September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash BERESHIT: MELACHTO ASHER ASAH V'HINAY TOV ME'OD September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim DEFINING SIMCHA September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Moadim THE TESHUVA (REPENTANCE) PROCESS: FORGIVENESS VERSUS ATONEMENT [PART I] September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Chumash OUR ANCESTERS AS MODELS FOR PRAYER* September 30, 2026 (19 Tishri 5787) Educational Values in Rabbinic Literature RAV CHIYA'S VISION OF TORAHEDUCATION September 29, 2026 (18 Tishri 5787) Hashkafah/Machshavah CHESED: INCARNATINGDIVINE WILL September 29, 2026 (18 Tishri 5787) Moadim CHANUKAH MAJOR ESSAY September 29, 2026 (18 Tishri 5787) Chumash BRIS MILAH: WHY DIDAVRAHAM WAIT? September 29, 2026 (18 Tishri 5787) Tefillah BIRKOT HANEHENIN: INITIAL THOUGHTS September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Tefillah  BIRKAT HAMAZONE: MAJOR POINTS September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Hashkafah/Machshavah BIRKAT HASHEM: BLASPHEMY - Preliminary Thoughts September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Chagim OUT-SOURCING ENLIGHTENMENT: THE MENORAH September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Chumash SHIRAT HAYAM: HOW WAS IT SUNG? September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud CREATIVITY September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Miscellaneous REMEMBERING TORAH; REMEMBERUNG FRIENDS September 28, 2026 (17 Tishri 5787) Chumash ON JACOB’S DEATHBED: PESACHIM 56A; RAMBAM KERIAS SHEMA 1:4 September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chagim B’TZAYTI MIMITZRAIM - B’TZAYTI MIYUSHALAIM September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chumash AVRAHAM’S “SARAH-AVOIDANCE”: MIDRASHIC IMAGES OF SARAH'S FINAL MOMENTS September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chumash MISHNAH VOT 5:2: “AVRAHAM RECEIVED THE REWARD OF THEM ALL” September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Tefillah ISAAC AND MINCHA September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chagim   JOSEPH, HIS BROTHERS, AND THE YOM KIPPUR AVODAH September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Tefillah OUR ANCESTERS AS MODELS FOR PRAYER September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chagim ALIYAH LEREGEL - Basic concepts September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Tefillah Ahavah Rabbah and Ahavas Olam September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Tefillah  TOWARDS AN APPRECIATION OF ADON OLAM September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Tefillah ASHREI September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud EDUCATION AS ILLUMINATION, AS VISION,AS BOTH September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud BAVA KAMA 117A-B RAV KAHANAH AND REBBI YOCHANAN: NEUTRALIZING EXILE, NEUTRALIZING DEATH  September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud VULNERABILITYIN FRIENDSHIP: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REBBE YOCHANAN AND RAYSH LAKISH September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Moadim VA'HA'SI'AYNU HSHEM ET BIRKAT MOADECHA September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chagim JONAH: THE RIGHTEOUS SAILORS September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Chumash YOM HASHISHI September 27, 2026 (16 Tishri 5787) Hashkafah/Machshavah BIRKAS HASHEM: BLASPHEMY - Preliminary Thoughts September 26, 2026 (15 Tishri 5787) Tefillah BIRKAS HAMAZON I: THANKING HASHEM FORTHE LAND, NOT FOR THE MEAL September 25, 2026 (14 Tishri 5787) Gemara/Talmud RAV PEREIDA August 8, 2026 (25 Av 5786) Gemara/Talmud Rebbe Yochanan and Shemuel August 8, 2026 (25 Av 5786)