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5766 Haftarah Commentary Archive
In the year 5766, instead of focusing on the Torah portion, we examined the Haftarah. To view a commentary on the Haftarah, click on the Haftarah Commentary link above (or to the left).
Previous Years, click here.
5767 parasha commentaries
Breishit : Apples & Etrogs 
Noah: Make for Yourself a Tzohar
Lech Lecha: Ivri, Yehudi, Yisraeli
VaYera: The Other Lech Lecha
Chaye Sarah: True Inner Beauty
Toldot: The Power of Prayer
VaYetze: Burying Our Idols
VaYishlach: Rock of Ages
VaYeshev: In the Pit- with the Miracle of Hope
Miketz: It's the Thought that Counts
VaYigash: Who are Bnei Yisrael?
VaYechi: Judah- the Lion-hearted
Shmot: And the Bush was not Consumed
Va'Era: What Can We Learn from the Humble Frog?
Bo: When does Redemption Begin?
Beshalach: Packing to Remember the Past and Plan for the Future
Yitro: Our Legs were Praying
Mishpatim: Be Here Now
Terumah: Build Your Life as if it were a Work of Art
Tetzaveh: Pesach teaches that redemption is possible; Purim demonstrates that we have learned the lesson
Ki Tisa: When we feel that what we are doing has a purpose and meaning, almost any obstacle is bearable
VaYakhel-Pekudei: Everyone is the Community has Precious Gifts
VaYikra: In Today's Day and Age, Should Some Mitzvot not be Done
Tzav: After Enlightenment, the Dishes
Chol Hamo'ed Pesach: We Were Slaves in Egypt
Shemini: If We are Out of Control, then We Cannot be Free
Tazria-Metzora: Life is Messy
Achare Mot-Kedoshim: The Torah's prohibition against homosexuality is not talking to (or about) today's gay men and women.
Emor: Make the performance of our rituals as fresh as our weekly challah.
Behar-Bechukotai: May the shmitah year deepen and strengthen our connection to the earth, to the land of Israel and to the world.
Bemidbar: To receive Torah, we have to be true to ourselves.
Naso: Each individual's contribution to Jewish life is unique and valuable.
Beha'alotecha: Due to shivah, this week's column was not written; see previous years below.
Shlach Lecha: We go as far as we can, and then leave the job to the next generation.
Korach: It is uncomfortable to feel like a 'perpetual misfit,' but otherwise we run the risk of our religious experience losing its 'edge.'
Hukat: A time to give birth and a time to die.
Balak: Science can help us 'see' the majesty of all creation before which we can still stand in spiritual awe.
Pinchas: He who succumbs to anger succumbs to bad judgment.
Matot-Masei: Life is a journey, a sacred pilgrimage.
Devarim (new blog format)
5766 Haftarah Commentary Archive
In the year 5766, instead of focusing on the Torah portion, we examined the Haftarah. To view a commentary on the Haftarah, click on the Haftarah Commentary link above (or to the left).
Click on any year listed below to see its parasha commentary.
| Genesis | ||||||
| Breishit | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Noah | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Lech Lecha | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYera | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Chaye Sarah | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Toldot | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYetze | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYishlach | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYeshev | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Miketz | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYigash | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Vayehi | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Exodus | ||||||
| Shmot | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Va'Era | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Bo | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Beshalach | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Yitro | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Mishpatim | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Terumah | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Tetzaveh | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Ki Tisa | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYakhel | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Pekudei | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Leviticus | ||||||
| VaYikra | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Tzav | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Shemini | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Tazria | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Metzora | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Achare Mot | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Kedoshim | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Emor | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Behar | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Bechukotai | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Numbers | ||||||
| Bemidbar | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Naso | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Be-haalotecha | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Shlach Lecha | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Korach | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Chukat | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Balak | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Pinchas | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Matot | 5765 | |||||
| Matot-Masei | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 | |
| Masei | 5765 |
| Deuteronomy | ||||||
| Devarim | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Va'Etchanan | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Ekev | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Re'eh | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Shoftim | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Ki Tetze | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Ki Tavo | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Nitzavim | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| VaYelech | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Ha'azinu | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
| Zot HaBrachah | 5765 | 5764 | 5763 | 5762 | 5761 | 5760 |
