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Sh’lah L’kha: Send Yourself
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

"Send men to scout the land"—and the mysterious word that's missing from that translation. (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
B’haalot’kha: Missing Miriam
Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Miriam—and how surprisingly little we know about her. (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
Naso: When Wives Go Astray
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

The straying wife of Num. 5:13—was she "seized" or was she "caught in the act"? (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
B’midbar: Names and Numbers
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

The names we still use and the names we don't. (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
B’har-B’hukotai: Walk This Way
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

What does it mean to "walk" in God's laws? (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
Emor: Saying Without Speaking
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

This time, when Moses speaks to Aaron, he must say it—and say it again. (Click here for source sheet.) Download
Aharei Mot-K’doshim: The Stranger, the Fatherless, and the Widow
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

How much of the harvest can you \"forget\" before you\'re allowed to go back and collect it instead of leaving it for the poor? (Click here for source sheet.) Download
Tazria-M’tzora: Sin and Skin
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Leprosy!  (Not.)  Is it caused by sin? (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
Sh’mini: The Clean and the Unclean
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Kosher creatures, non-kosher creatures, and what the difference has to do with the priestly calling. (Click here for source sheet.) Download
Tzav: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Two kitchen utensils — and the surprising verses they lead us to elsewhere in the Bible. (Click here for source sheet.) Download