Masei: Why Is The End of Bamidbar So Anticlimactic? Part II
Parshat Masei: Rabbi Fohrman addresses the age-old question, are we our brother's keeper?
Tetzaveh: Where Is God in a Physical World?
How can God be both outside of space and time, and in our physical world?
Aleph Beta: Beshalach: Are We An Ungrateful Nation?
In Parshat Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16) we're introduced to a nation of whiners and complainers. After years of slavery, the Israelites are finally a free...
Torah Cafe: The Parsha Experiment – Eikev: Appreciating Our Creators
Is it possible God afflicted the nation of Israel through the past 40 years of the desert, withholding food and water from them...on purpose? How can we have a relationship with a God like that?
Ki Tisa: Moshe’s Benevolent Chutzpah
In this video, Rabbi Fohrman focuses on a bizarre question that Moshe asks God, "Why God, should you be angry at your people?" and reminds us that God and the nation of Israel are attached by destiny
Pinchas: Intimacy and Holiness
In last week's parsha, it looks like the people finally began to trust in God. But now, suddenly, idolatry? What happened? How did the people fail so quickly?
Aleph Beta: Shmot: Every Saga Has A Beginning – Meeting Moses
Who was Moses become he became MOSES?!
Terumah: Is There a Face Hiding in the Mishkan?
The mishkan represents the 'face' of God.
Chukat: Was Hitting the Rock So Horrible?
What was the small act of Moshe talking to the rock meant to teach the people of Israel?
Vayeitzei: the Tears of Yaakov and the Tears of Esav
Are we really meant to applaud Yaakov's behavior?
Aleph Beta: Matot-Masei: The Art of Negotiation
Analyzing the request to live on Jordan's other side to understand true communication: Trust&Respect
Parsha Devarim: What Does it Mean to Have Faith?
Since the Children of Israel knew firsthand all the miracles God had done for them, how could lack faith?
AlephBeta: Shelach: Optimism vs. Pessimism
Are pessimists just rationalists, and is hope just naivete?
Mishpatim: Female Servitude… Wait, What?
Worse, a female child, being sold by her parents!
Aleph Beta: Tazria-Metzora: Rejoining the Community
Rabbi Fohrman connects the metzora purification process with the korban pesach.
Aleph Beta: Chayei Sarah: Find Me A Find, Catch Me A Catch!
In our journey to understand the epic legacy of Abraham and Isaac, the stories of their actions and attributes are abruptly cut short by...
Vayeitzei: Understanding Rachel’s World
There's a perfect mirror between Jacob running away from Esav to when he reunites with his brother.
Aleph Beta: Shemini: What Does Aaron Teach Us About Loss?
What do we learn about overcoming loss from the argument between Moses and Aaron's remaining 2 sons?
Aleph Beta: Vayishlach: Becoming a Person of Integrity
How do we reconcile Jacob's behavior, tricking his brother and lying to his father, with our vision of Yaakov as an ish emet, a man of truth?
AlephBeta: Bo: God’s Justice in Action
Before performing the 10th plague God makes a fundamental argument about the ultimate nature of justice.
Aleph Beta: Pinchas: What Does It Mean To Be Zealous For God?
Is Pinchas, the title character of this parsha, and Eliyahu, the prophet of Kings, really one and the same?
Behar: Why Does Land have to Rest?
What does it mean, conceptually, to see Shabbat in different worlds?
Aleph Beta: Tetzaveh: Angels In the Tabernacle Part II
How the 3 partitions of the mishkan each relate to a layer of creation, aiding our connection to God
Aleph Beta: Re’eh: Why Do We Need The Oral Law?
Why do Rabbinic laws seem different than Biblical? What does law have to do with God & spirituality?
Aleph Beta: V’Zot Habracha: Moses’ Farewell To Israel, Part 3/3
Are we, through our prayers, able to convince God to change the course of history?
Aleph Beta: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Social Justice…and Sacrifices?
Rabbi Fohrman asks what's the connection between animal sacrifices and leaving crops for the poor?
AlephBeta: Yitro: The Marriage of God and Israel
Parshat Yitro contains the most important piece in the narrative of the Jewish people, the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, when the nation and God are 'married.
Aleph Beta: Vayeira: the Power of Abraham’s Influence
In this week's parsha, what do we learn about the intense power Abraham had to influence others?
AlephBeta: Beshalach: What Does It Mean to Have Faith?
After Israel sings a song of thanksgiving, curiously, Miriam then leads the women of the nation in a second song. Why?
Toldot: a Conversation for the Ages
What does the parsha teach us about the nature of heritage?