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5768/5769 (additional archives below)

BEREISHIS		5768	5769
	Bereishis
	Noach
	Lech Lecha	Be Happy With Your Lot	Attitude of Gratitude/ Refuah on Shabbos
	Vayeira	Gifts That Keep Giving	The Tests of Life/ Makom Kavuah
	Chayei Sara	Jewish Homebuilding	Appreciating the Good/ Kiddush and the Challos
	Toldos	The Great Cry	Slipping up/ Bathing on Shabbos
	Vayeitzei	Double Identity	Spirituality in unlikely places/ Shoes
	Vayishlach	Who is in Control?	Have no Fear/ Halachos of Giving Holiday Gifts
	Vayeisheiv	The Great Awakening	Best Friend/ Kiddish Hashem
	Mikeitz	Enlightened	A breach of Trust/ Shabbos Chanukah
	Vayigash	First Impressions	Ahavas Yisroel/ Carrying on Shabbos
	Vayechi	Peace of Mind	Coping with Galus/ Chazoras HaShatz
SHEMOS
	Shemos	Stepping Into The Future	The Limp of Victory/ Bircas Hazimun
	Vaeira	Royal Behavior	Permission to Believe/ Buying on Credit
	Bo	Omens	Waiting for the Day/ Hilchos Yichud
	Bishalach	Passing The Test	Wholly Holy/ Finishing up a Shidduch
	Yisro	Becoming Better Drivers	A Part or Apart/ Birchas HaNes
	Mishpatim	Being Connected	Just Desserts/Zman of Shacharis
	Terumah	Give and Take	The Simple Jew/ The Atarah
	Tetzaveh	Body and Soul	The Power of Purim/ Mishloach Manos
	Ki Sissa	Lasting Growth	Like Mother Like Son/ Killing Lice on Shabbos
	Vayakhel	Make your Money Count
	Pikudei	Solid Foundations
Vayikra
	Vayikra	Derech Eretz Kadma Latorah/ Davening with the Tzibur when you are a step behind	Birchas Hachama
	Tzav	Powerful Prayers/ Opening Bottle caps on Shabbos	Birchas hagomel
	Shmini	Justified Anger / Non Kosher Business
	Tazria	It's all in the head / Shabbos and Yom Tov away from home
	Metzorah	Faultless / Shabbos Erev Pesach	Acharei Mos: Good and Frum/ Making early Shabbos
	Emor	Make it Count/ Sefiras Haomer	Counting the Days/ Sefiras Haomer
	Behar	The lesson of Shmita/ Financial obligation of helping the sick	Rewarding Thoughts/ Carrying on Yom Tov
	Bechukosai	Soaring Higher/ Ksiva and Mechika
Bamidbar
	Bamidbar	Light up the Night/ Headcounts	Everyone Counts/ Standing for Aseres hadibros
	Naso	Early Intervention/ Halachos of Onions	The message of shlamim/ The Shabbos Stroll
	Behaloscha	Footsteps/ Birchas Kohanim	Knowing your place/ Brachos on Beverages
	Shlach	Reach your potential/ Visiting Kivrei Avos and Tzadikim	Opening non-food packages on Shabbos
	Korach	Internal Struggles/ Pidyon Haben
	Chukas	Patience under Pressure/ Muktzah	The Proper Path/ Amein (part 1)
	Balak	All for Glory/ Muktzah Part 2
	Pinchas	Doing his Job/ Havdalah	True Leaders/ Amerin (part 2)
	Mattos	For Heaven's Sake/ Havdalah Part 2	Having an impact/ Tevillas Keilim
	Maasei	Really Going Places/ Havdalah Part 3
Devarim			The melacha of losh
	Shoftim	Step by Step/ Ovens
	Ki Seitzei	Investing in Futures/ Ovens Part 2	All for one and one for all/ Shana Rishona
	Ki Savo	Well Connected/ Eis Ratzon	Achieving Royalty/ Beis Haknesses
	Netzavim	Purposeful Punishment/ Tashlich	Ani Lidodi Vdodi Li/ Errors in Yom Tefillah
	Vayeilech	Living Torah/ Kol Nidrei
	Ha'azinu		The Power of Teshuva/ Binding the daled minim
	Zos Habracha

Parsha Encounters: Bereishis

Parsha	1996-2001	2002-2003	5764	5765/5766	5767
Noach		It Takes a Thief			Rosh Hashana 5767 It takes a thief
Lech Lecha	The Challenge from within	The Challenge from within	The Harmony of conflicting emotions	The Harmony of conflicting emotions Holy Sight / Kiddush	Stay Focused
Vayeira	Like a Mother and Child	But What Will the Neighbors Say??	Don't Focus on your own feelings	Straight Path / Bircas Ba'al Habayis	Living the High Life
Chayei Sorah	One of a Kindness	Man Plans and...	One of a Kindness	SHOCKED / Haftorah	Passing the Test
Toldos	Underlying Motivations	Cause and Effect	The Power of Surrounding	The Wise Purchase / Ateres Z'Kainim	The Joy of Being Needy
Vayetzei	Rachel and Leah Why is a Jew a Jew?	Survival Tactic	Why Wait for a Crisis?!	To Sleep: Perchance to Dream or Fire Insurance / Wine Substitutes	A truthful heart
Vayishlach	Meeting Esav Sand I Am	The Do’s and Don’ts of Derech Eretz	Sand Am I	Dollars and Sense / Machanecha Kadosh - part 1	Pure revenge
Chanukah	A Moden Day Miracle	The "Nature" of Royalty	A Small Corner of the Soul
Vayeshev	Heavenly Bliss?			It Ain't Over 'til It's Over / Machanecha Kadosh - part 2	Forgive and Forget
Mikeitz	It's Never Too Late	Shedding Some Light on Enlightenment	The Nature of Miracles	The Power of Torah The Secret of the Flame	Perfect Vision
Vayigash	What was Jacob Doing? With Malice Toward None A Lasting Impression	First Impressions	A Not-so-simple "Thank-You"	Havdallah in Tefillah Excuses,Excuses / Three Small Steps	Good "Mourning"
Vayechi	Unavoidable Embarassment A Lasting Blessing	The Best for Last	A Grandfather's Blessing	Chinuch / Shmoneh Esreh	Mutual Respect

Parsha Encounters: Shemos

Parsha	1997-2001	2002-2003	5764 / 65	5766/5767
Shemos	Giving is Growing Jewish Leadership	Jewish Leadership The Darkness Before the Light	Speedy Recover The Time is Now & Mezuzzah Basics	Haste Makes Waste /Kiddush bMakom Seudah You are what you choose
Vaeyrah	Gratitude and Appreciation	Learning Your Lesson	Torah b'Shvat Freedom of Choice Kosher Eggs	Let My People Go / Telephone Tzedakah Peace of Mind
Bo	True Free Wil l The New Moon	No Contest	Body and Mind	Body and Mind / Salad on Shabbos Blinding Light
Beshalach	Levels of Faith The Song at the Sea The ways of the Torah are pleasant	Share the Burden	A Marriage Made in Heaven	Power over nature / Time to Light the Candles Is Amalek within us?
Yisro	Keeping Your Feet on the Ground Instant Prophesy	The Tenth Commandment		Refresher Course A taste of the world to come
Mishpatim	When the teacher is ready...	More Than Common Law	The Crime of Superficiality! Plowed In	Selective Perception Food For Thought
Terumah	Real Growth	The Menorah	Lofty Dedications The Atara	Loving Rebuke Partners in Torah
Tetzaveh	Jewish Unity	The Message of Purim Katan	Pre-Purim Thoughts A Path to Greatness Shabbos Lights and Modern Times	Young Leaders

Ki Sissa	Khet HaEgal	What Really Counts	Sins and Stubbornness The Living Torah Brochos Priorities	Our Only Directive
Vayekhel-Pikudei	A Wedding Album	Golden Intentions A Lofty Vision	Required Blessing Proper Perspective Yichud	Shabbos- Heavenly Delight

Parsha Encounters: Vayikra

Parsha	1997	1998	1999-2002	2005/2006	2007
Vayikra	Generating Emotions	Rewarding Disgrace	Exercising Extreme Caution	Time to Reflect	Imagination
Tzav			Cleaning House	Birchas Hagomel
Shemini			Shabbos and Yom Tov Away from Home	Justified Anger Borrowing & Lending
Tazria/Metzora		The Lessons of Leprosy	We're all Connected	A New World Order Granola Bars Pleasant Lessons Erev Pesach
Acharei				Clinging to Hashem
Kedoshim
Emor	Why Details are Important		What is the optimal way to sanctify God? We're all Connected	The Kohain's Dignity	Getting Ready
Behar	The Mountain's Lesson	Fair Market Value	Just Do It! More Precious than gold	Making Time Taking Advantage	Holy Headaches
Bekhukosai			Self Sacrifice Just One More Time	Im Bechukosai Taylaychu Lag B'Omer

Parsha Encounters: Bamidbar

Parsha	1997	1998-2000	2003	5765/5766	5767
Bamidbar		Counting on You?		Heavenly Aspirations	Unconditional Love
Naso	Witness to Sin	Deprivation Good or Bad?		The Secret to World Peace	Man's Best Friend
Beha'aloscha	Crime and Punishment	A Restful Journey	The Menorah	New & Improved / Hagbah	A complete Healing
Sh'lach				Not for the Faint of Heart / Trespassing	Choose Your Own Name
Korach		Saying No to Korach	Kashrus Basics	A Powerful Reality / Pidyon Haben	A Good Fight
Chukas	Dying to Learn	Mysterious Torah	It’s All in Your Mind	Summer Seder / Late Mitzvos Early	Saved By The Crowd
Balak	End of Story		It’s All in Your Mind	It's All in the Mind Kavod Habrios	I can't do That
Pinchas		An Act of Peace	Growing Good Corn	Judging with Kindness / Taping on Shabbos	The Courageous Battle
Matos/Maasei	A Paradox of Protection		Loshon Hora? But it’s Common Knowledge!	The Key to Continuity / Kedushas Bais HaKnesses Bon Voyage/ Breakfast Berochos	Some Things Never Change

Parsha Encounters: Devarim

Parsha	1997-2000	2003	2006	2007
Devarim	Our Sages Know Best	The Torah Personality	Dissenting Views	True Mussar
Ki Seitze		Show Your Gratitude	The best insurance policy	Show Your Gratitude
Ki Savo		Shabbos - An Island in Time	Hakoras Hatov	Lessons of the Bikurim
Netzavim-Vayeileich		Fighting Back	Don't be like Yankel	Committed to change

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