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Rabbi Ari Kahn
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Archive: M'oray Ha'Aish
Genesis
Bereishit
- Sins of the Parents (5782)
- Death and Taxes (5779)
- Garden Party (5776)
- In Search of the Serpent (5776)
- Clothing of Light (5774)
- Revelation and Concealment (5778)
- The First Man (5778)
- The First Argument (5780)
Noach
- Everyone Dies (5782)
- The First Echo Chamber (5779)
- Cleansing Waters (5776)
- Men Behaving Very Badly (5775)
- The Terrible Secret of the Tower (5774)
- Nimrod (5773)
- Na'ama (5778)
- The Raven - Nevermore? (5778)
- Rashbi and the Rainbow (5772)
- A Righteous Tzaddik (5780)
Lech Lecha
- Silence, Speech - and Silence (5782)
- On a Mission from God (5778)
- Covenant (5776)
- Luminosity (5775)
- Deconstructing and Reconstructing Avraham (5774)
- Love and Fear (5777)
- The Universal and the Particular (5777)
- Acts of the Fathers (5779)
- Abraham's Discovery (5778)
- Four Against Five (5780)
Vayeira
- The Inadvertent Trial of Sodom (5782)
- A Time For Silence (5779)
- The Chosen (5778)
- The Chief Rabbi Of Sodom (5776)
- It Never Crossed My Mind (5775)
- Practice What You Preach (5774)
- The Purpose of the Akeida (5777)
- Elevation (5777)
- Father and Son (5773)
- The Binding (5778)
- The Matzah of Lot (5780)
Chayei Sarah
- A Match for Yitzchak (5782)
- The Prayer of the Servant (5779)
- Walking Together (5778)
- Man of Peace (5776)
- Negotiations and Acquisitions (5775)
- Uncommon Decency (5774)
- The First Matriarch (5780)
- Death of a King (5778)
- A Living Well (5778)
- The Servant of Abraham (5773)
- Comings and Goings (5777)
Toldot
- A Little Bit of Lavan (5782)
- Family Dynamics (5779)
- Carry On My Wayward Son (5778)
- Inside Information (5776)
- Stand-Up Comedy (5775)
- Lessons of a Sale (5774)
- Echoes of Eden (5777)
- The Voice (and Hands) of Yaakov (5780)
- Esau (5779)
- Seeing the Future (5778)
Vayetzei
- Healing and Repairing (5782)
- Angels in the Architecture (5779)
- Limited Leverage: You Can't Force God's Hand (5778)
- Climbing Jacob's Ladder (5776)
- Feet on the Ground, Head in the Sky (5775)
- A Twice-Told Tale (5774)
- The Place - Hamakom (5777)
- Yaakov's Ladder (5780)
- Rachel and Leah (5779)
- From Family to Nation (5778)
Vayishlach
- Esav and His Henchmen (5779)
- Fighting Angels and Chasing Demons (5778)
- Preparing for War, Praying for Peace (5775)
- Confronting Your Fears (5774)
- Give Truth to Yaakov (5777)
- Yaakov / Yisrael (5780)
- Reuben (5779)
- The Struggle of Jacob (5777)
Vayeshev
- Unequal (5779)
- Family Dynamics (5776)
- Reading the Signs (5775)
- A Contentious Coat (5774)
- For a Pair of Shoes (5778)
- Ketz Bavel -Zerubavel (5777)
- Wisdom of the Tzaddik (5773)
- Clothes Make the Man (5780)
- The Light of the Messiah (5778)
Mikeitz
- A Cherished Chalise (5778)
- Crime and Punishment (5776)
- Staring at the Truth (5775)
- Victim No More (5774)
- In Your Dreams (5777)
- Of Spies and Thieves (5780)
- Joseph as "Yehosef" (5779)
- The Beauty of Joseph (5778)
Vayigash
- Seeing a Ghost (5776)
- Becoming Yehuda (5775)
- A Moment of Truth (5774)
- Plan Interrupted (5779)
- The Power of an Idea (5778)
- Catch the Bull By the Horn (5773)
- Joseph From the Kabbalistic Perspective (5780)
- Wagons (5777)
Vayechi
- Who Is First? (5778)
- Love and Loss (5776)
- Take Me Home (5775)
- An Inconclusive Conclusion (5774)
- Father and Son (5777)
- Salvation (5777)
- Who Are These? (5780)
- Conclusions (5773)
- The Death of Jacob (5779)
Exodus
Shmot
- Forgetting - And Remembering - Joseph (5778)
- We Are Family (5776)
- Redemption Song (5775)
- A New Book, An Old Story (5774)
- Collecting Straw (5779)
- Born to Lead (5777)
- Moses' Stop (5772)
- Fathers and Sons (5773)
- Moses: The Emergence of a Leader (5780)
Va'eira
- Frogs (5780)
- Pharaoh's Heart (5779)
- Pointing a Finger (5778)
- Devolution (5776)
- Lessons in Leadership (5775)
- Pharaoh's Conundrum (5774)
- The Fifth Cup (5777)
- And His Name Will Be One (5777)
Bo
- The Steps to Freedom (5778)
- Time for Freedom (5779)
- Total Eclipse (5776)
- It's the Children (5775)
- The Dignity of Mitzvot (5774)
- Around Midnight (5777)
- Signs (5773)
- The First Born (5780)
Beshalach
- Songs of Freedom (5778)
- The Tragedy of Lessons Not Learned (5772)
- Heavenly Bread (5776)
- Winds of Salvation (5775)
- The Long Shortcut (5774)
- "Chok and Mishpat" - From Logic to Metalogic (5780)
- The Eleventh Plague (5778)
- The Holy Habitation (5777)
Yitro
- A Holy Detour (5778)
- Dual Loyalty (5776)
- Unity, Not Uniformity (5775)
- The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent (5774)
- Reliving Revelation (5777)
- "Saying..." (5773)
- The Word of God (5780)
- The Ten Commandments: Part I (5779)
Mishpatim
- Upwardly Mobile (5778)
- Not In Heaven (5776)
- Even From the Altar (5775)
- Minutia (5774)
- Soul Matters (5777)
- 'Lex Talionis': Law and Ethics (5780)
- The Ten Comandments: Part II (5779)
- These Are the Laws (5778)
Trumah
- Divine Dialogue (5778)
- Deep Roots (5776)
- The View From Above (5775)
- If You Build It, I Will Come (5774)
- As Seen On the Mountain (5777)
- Out of Place (5780)
- Innocence Lost and Found (5778)
Tetzaveh
- No Embarrassment (5778)
- Forever (5776)
- Holy Clothing (5775)
- Searching For a Heart of Gold (5774)
- Royal Clothing (5773)
- The Selection of Aharon (5772)
- Where is Moses? (5780)
Ki Tisa
- After the Gold Rush (5776)
- The View From Above (5774)
- "And Out Came This Calf ..." (5779)
- My Great-Grandfather's Monument (5780)
- The Golden Calf (5777)
Vayakhel
- The Dangling Conversation (5778)
- Light My Fire (5776)
- Creativity (5774)
- A Prayer of Moshe (5777)
- Shabbat: Spiritual Rehabilitation (5773)
- The Seventh Day (5780)
Pekudei
- The Architect (5779)
- The Dangling Conversation (5778)
- Clouds, From Both Sides (5776)
- An Accounting (5775)
- A Happy Ending (5780)
- A Prayer of Moshe (5777)
- Bringing Down the Shechina (5778)
Parshat Shekalim
Parshat Zachor
- Blessed Be Haman? (5778)
- Purim and the Masks We Wear (5775)
- Intrigue in Shushan (5776)
- Purim: Knowing Tomorrow (5775)
- The Heroism of Esther (5779)
- Purim 5769 (5769)
- A Question of Race? (5771)
Leviticus
Vayikra
- Fallibility (5778)
- Obedience (5776)
- Regrets (5775)
- Intimacy (5774)
- "VAYIKRa" - Making Space for Holiness (5778)
- Angelic Speech (5777)
- Vayikra - And He Called (5772)
- The Mystery of the Sacrifices (5771)
Tzav
- Holy Vessels (5778)
- Matzah and Chametz (5775)
- Impetuosness (5779)
- No Hesitation (5777)
- Of Matzot and Mitzvot (5773)
- Thoughts of Sin (5778)
Shmini
- You Are What You Eat (5775)
- Separations (5774)
- In Front of God (5778)
- Silence (5777)
- When Pigs Fly (5772)
- The Sons of Aaron: Sinners or Saints? (5779)
- Aharon's Silence (5773)
Tazria
- Power of the People (5776)
- FreeBird (5775)
- Seclusion (5774)
- Turning Pain Into Pleasure (5777)
- Life and Death (5779)
Metzora
- Ignoring the Signs (5776)
- FreeBird (5775)
- Feeling Kinship (5774)
- The Sanctity of Speech (5772)
- Turning Pain Into Pleasure (5777)
- The Holy Hyssop (5773)
- Man's Duality (5778)
Acharei Mot
- A Holy, Delicate Land (5776)
- A Nation of Priests (5775)
- Rectification (5774)
- Focused Passion (5777)
- The Dangers of Ecstasy (5773)
- The Inner Sanctum (5779)
Kedoshim
- Put a Little Love in Your Heart (5776)
- Creating Holiness (5774)
- In Search of Holiness (5773)
- What's Love Got To Do With It? (5778)
- Holiness (5779)
Emor
- Sanctify Life (5776)
- Teach Your Children (5775)
- An Extension of Holiness (5774)
- The Story Behind the Story (5779)
- The Omer – Bread from Heaven (5778)
- The Quality of Innocence (5777)
Behar
- The Sinai Experience (5778)
- Seasons in the Sun (5776)
- Dayenu! (5775)
- Living and Loving (5779)
- The Omer (5778)
- A Time to Trust (5777)
Bechukotai
- Irreplaceable Theology (5776)
- There's No Place Like Home (5775)
- You Can Get Satisfaction (5774)
- Coming Home (5777)
- Standing Tall (5779)
- The Great Rebuke (5778)
Shabbat HaGadol
Passover (first day)
Passover (seventh day)
Numbers
Bamidbar
- A Leap of Love (5776)
- The Theory of Conservation of Holiness (5775)
- An (Un)Necessary Book (5774)
- A Divine Encampment (5778)
- The Danger of Holiness (5777)
- The Nation of Israel (5772)
- The Twenty Eighth of Iyar (5773)
- The Desert (5779)
Naso
- Value Judgments (5776)
- The Sin of Ascetism (5775)
- Avoiding Embezzlement (5774)
- A Head Full of Holiness (5778)
- Divine Abundance (5777)
- Trespass (5779)
Be'halot'cha
- School's Out (5776)
- The Seven Books (5779)
- Despair and Hope (5774)
- Moshe, Miriam and Prophecy (5773)
- A Little Pesach (5777)
- The Unfinished Book (5778)
Shlach
- Of Spies and Men (5777)
- Seeing Through Wine-Colored Lenses (5776)
- A Divine Rendezvous (5775)
- Have I Got a Land For You! (5774)
- Yehoshua (5773)
- To Climb the Mountain (5779)
- The Spies (5778)
Korach
- You Say You Want a Revolution (5776)
- A Jealous Guy (5775)
- Living the Dream; Ignoring Reality (5774)
- Perfidy (5779)
- Collateral Damage (5778)
- Rebellion (5777)
Chukat
- Embracing Torah (5774)
- An Enigma Wrapped in a Riddle (5776)
- Deja Vu - All Over Again? (5775)
- The Ultimate Battle: Morality (5777)
- To Truly Believe (5773)
- Death (5778)
- "Manna or Thistles" (5779)
Balak
- A Question of Propriety (5776)
- The Road Not Taken (5775)
- Reading Anti-Semites (5774)
- Opening the Mouth of the Donkey (5777)
- Balaam's Curse (5779)
- The Evil Eye (5772)
Pinchas
- Like a Princess (5776)
- Moshe's Mantle (5775)
- Fanaticism (5774)
- Pinchas and Zimri: The Anatomy of an Argument (5777)
- To Fight for Peace (5773)
- The Light of the Moon (5778)
- Lover of Peace or Fanatic? (5779)
Matot
- Word (5776)
- "Shall Your Brothers Go To War While You Sit Here?" (5779)
- Thought, Speech and Action (5778)
- Vows (5777)
- Reuben and Gad (5777)
Masay
- The Holy Lands of Israel (5776)
- A Lush Land (5775)
- Walking in Circles (5779)
- Half of Menashe (5778)
- Thought, Speech and Action (5778)
Shavuot
Deuteronomy
Devarim
- The Price of Hatred (5774)
- The Unbearable Heaviness of Being Moshe (5776)
- It's About Time (5775)
- Og (5779)
- Feeling Small (5778)
- The Words of Moses (5777)
V'etchanan
- Listen (5776)
- The Crucible (5775)
- Is "One" a Number? (5774)
- Why Couldn't Moshe Enter the Land of Israel? (5777)
- Zachor and Shamor (5773)
- The Three Sins (5778)
- The Prayer of Moses (5779)
Ekev
- In God We Trust (5776)
- Rain (5775)
- With All Your Heart and All Your Souls (5774)
- The Little Things (5777)
- The Little Things (5777)
- Walking Together With God (5779)
- Reward and Punishment (5778)
- Dancing in the Streets (5772)
Re'eh
- A Blessing and a Curse (5777)
- Show Me the Money (5776)
- Non-Prophets (5775)
- Choices (5774)
- Eat To Your Heart's Desire (5779)
- In the Eyes of God and Man (5778)
Shoftim
- Just Justice (5776)
- Democracy, Theocracy and Monarchy (5775)
- The Vagabond (5774)
- Trees Are People Too (?) (5777)
- Whither Truth? (5773)
- Justice, Justice (5778)
- From Left to Right (5779)
Ki Tetzei
- War and Peace (5776)
- Another Brick in the Wall (5775)
- Abuse (5774)
- Of Love and Hatred (5778)
- Dysfunctional Relationships (5777)
- To Be As One (5773)
- Going to War (5779)
Ki Tavo
- A Recipe for Happiness (5774)
- Dirty Little Secrets (5776)
- Gratitude (5775)
- An Old Ode to Joy (5777)
- Lost and Found (5773)
- Joy (5779)
- Reishit: Beginning (5778)
Nitzavim
Vayelech
- In Hiding (5776)
- Gather the People (5770)
- A Scholar Gone Astray (5777)
- All For One and One For All (5773)
- Rabbi Eleazar ben Dordaya: A Story of Teshuva (5776)
- The Idea of Rosh Hashana (5779)
Ha'azinu
- By Heaven (5776)
- Imagine (5775)
- (Don’t) Look Back (5780)
- Listen and Hear: Heaven and Earth (5776)
- Binding Love (5779)
- The Song of Moses (5776)
- The Straight and Just Path (5777)
V'Zot HaBracha
- From Sinai to Jerusalem (5776)
- Be Strong - "Chazak" (5771)
- Binding Love (5779)
- The Last Eight Verses (5765)
- Be Strong (5767)
Rosh Hashanah
- The Sound of the Shofar (5770)
- Not Blowing the Shofar: Kabbalat Ol Malchut Shamayim? (5767)
- The Idea of Rosh Hashana (5766)
- Elkana and Chana (5765)
- The Idea of Rosh Hashanah (5779)
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
