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The Rabbi’s Notebook offers a refreshing analysis of the weekly Torah portion, emphasizing an understanding of the Torah (or Biblical) personalities and the impact of their extraordinary lives upon history. Events and circumstances are explained from both a Medrashic and a psychological perspective, with a focus on the contemporary lessons to be learned. An emphasis is placed upon the responsibility of the Jewish people to demonstrate what it means for the human being to have been created “in the image of G-d.”
The author is Rabbi Aron Tendler of Valley Village, CA.
Bereishis
- A Tree Grew in Manhattan
- A Walk in the Garden
- Human Separation and Value
- It’s All About Redemption Part I
- The Anthropologicalization of Adam
- The Dawn of a New Adventure
- The Purpose of Creation Part I
- Two Halves of a Whole
- A Second Chance
- How To Need Nothing And Have Everything
- It's All About Redemption Part II
- Raising Children: The Secret of Success
- The Purpose of Creation Part II
- The Rainbow Coalition
- The Shame Of Cham
- Grace Saved
- It's All About Redemption Part III
- Jealousy or Love?
- Love and Sacrifice
- Spiritual Yichus
- The Dawn of a New Era
- The Purpose of Creation Part III
- Uniquely Human
- A Seed From Within
- Action Before Laughter
- Doing as We Do
- It's All About Redemption Part IV
- The Purpose of Creation Part IV
- To Serve or Not To Serve
- Trusting Grace
- Yishmael & Hagar: A Perspective
- Beauty and Grace
- It's All About Redemption Part V
- Mission Impossible
- Of Time and Space
- Our Public Face
- Seeking the Same
- Spiritual Selection & Survival
- Stranger or Citizen
- The Purpose of Creation Part V
- Destiny For a Bowl of Beans
- Finding the Lost Eisav
- G-d's Desires
- Inner Sanctity
- Inreach + Outreach = Yakov
- Old and Improved
- Teaching Redemption Teaching Truth
- The Purpose of Creation Part VI
- Just Doing My Job!
- Keeping Secrets
- Rachel's Sacrifice
- Seeking Yitzchak
- The Birth of a Nation
- The Mysterious Ways of Women
- The Purpose of Creation Part VII
- The Truth of Deceit
- Tithing All His Possessions
- All For The Children
- Battle and Survival
- Destiny vs. Human Action
- Non-Negotiable Part I
- Reuven's Lesson
- The 4th Strategy
- The Passions Of Youth
- The Purpose of Creation Part VIII
- Your Mission -- If You Should Accept PLUS The Laws of Chanuka
- Home Alone: The Original
- Leadership and Mashiach
- Non Negotiable Part II
- Passive Action, Part 1 PLUS A Quick Review of the Laws of Chanukah
- Real People
- The Whole and The Part - Part I
- Transition and Leadership
- True Motives
- Conversations
- Divine or Not?
- Non Negotiable Part III
- Passive Action
- Reading Between The Lines
- Royalty and Redemption
- The Whole and The Part - Part II
Shemos
- An Unlikely Candidate
- Deep Conversations
- G-d's First Teacher
- G-dly Interventions vs. Human Actions
- Moshe's Dilemma
- Remembering Yoseph
- Secrets of Survival Part II
- The Missing Years
- The Unity Series Part One - The Value of One
- Afflicted
- Enough With the Miracles
- Secrets of Survival Part III
- Show Time!
- The Conversion Factor
- The Greater Miracle
- The Unity Series Part Two – The Power of One
- To Ask or To Trust?
- True Gratitude
- All For The Children
- Born To Be Free!
- Divine Tools
- Moon Watch - Be a Part of It
- Nature Unleashed
- The Miracle of Same
- The Rest Of The Story
- The Unity Series Part Three – The Power of One
- Dignity and Differences
- Freedom Revisited
- How Did Pharaoh Do It?
- Miraculous Nature
- Seamless Song
- So Much for Miracles
- Sole Survivor
- The Illusion of Independence
- A Question of Justice
- A Question Of Perspective
- Divine Reason Revealed
- Miracle VS Miracle: Part One
- Taken For Granted
- The Death Of Humanism
- The Limits Of One
- Jewish Slavery?
- Miracle VS Miracle: Part Two
- Setting Norms
- The Stuff Of Unity
- The Truth About Freedom
- Values We Can Trust
- Biblical Fund Raising
- Broken Measurements
- Escape into Shul
- Expressed Faith
- It Will Be Fixed, Part III
- Making This World A Reflection Of The World To Come Part I
- Teaching Limits
- The Inner Light
- Darling, Your Clothes are Divine
- Divine Distinction
- In the Image of G-d
- Making This World A Reflection Of The World To Come Part II
- Simple Acceptance
- The Stamp Of G-d
- You Can Do It!
Vayikra
- "Can You Hear It?"
- Blood Liable (Not Libel)
- Creating Chessed
- Creating Sanctity
- Fate and Purpose
- The Ideal Life
- The Vayikra Challenge
- The World of Vayikra
- Aharon's Forgiveness
- Can You Hear It
- Fire - The Good and The Bad
- Fire From Heaven
- It's All About Trust
- Mistaken Instinct Mistaken Choice
- Silent Justice
- The Darkness of Enlightenment
- Battling The Serpent
- Degrees of Separation Degrees of Equality
- Hoping For Tzaraas
- No Escaping G-d
- The Flowering of Redemption
- The Real Education
- Ups and Downs In Today's Market
- It's Time To Stop Talking
- Personal Statements
- Uniqueness - What Makes Us Different?
- Accepting Time
- Belief and Circumstance
- Cloaked in Dignity
- In Bounds
- Love From Inside Out
- Of Death, Selflessness, and Service
- Of Demons and Goats
- Love From Inside Out - Part 2
- The Kedusha Infomercial
Bamidbar
- Everyone Loves a Parade
- Identity Crisis
- It's Not What, But Why - Part I
- Jewish Organization, Oxymoron or What?
- Reality Testing
- Shavuoth Connection
- Twenty to Sixty Something
- Unity, Humility and the Whole
- Cleaning Torah
- In Search Of Whole
- It's Not What But Why Part III
- Moshe Vs. Yisro
- Of Days and Years
- Setting the Example
- The "Nuns"
- Who is More Important?
- But I Said I'm Sorry!
- Defining Reality and Illusion
- Price of a Moment
- Sending Notes
- The More You Do, The More You Get
- To Live in a Wilderness
- When In Doubt Ask
- Dangerous Intellect
- Doing The Right Thing
- Going Public
- Korach's Strategy
- Lessons To Be Learnt from Parshas Korach
- Personal Bribery
- Swallowed Alive
- The Measure of Greatness
- Cutting the Apron Strings
- It's All Free Will
- Not Because They Sinned!
- Remaining Mysteries
- Without Cover!
- Working on the Outside
- A Generation Repents
- Conspiracies and Lost Opportunities
- Forgotten Oaths
- The Red Heifer Reality
Devarim
- A Clash of Titans
- Eisav's Reward
- Immortal Teacher
- Of Prophets and Teachers
- Only the Shadow Knows
- Words, Words, and More Words
- Addressing Concerns Part 1
- At Peace With Itself
- For The Very First Time
- For You Not Me
- It's Your Fault!
- The Trust Of Truth
- Addressing The Concerns
- Doing Our Part
- It's Our Home
- National Consequence
- Of Bread and Milk
- On The Heel Of Success
- A Tale Of Two Mountains - Part I
- Chosen and Tough
- Ellul Reflection & Return
- Soldiers or Do-Gooders?
- The Simple Truth
- To Hear and To See
- To Hear Or To See
- What Yichus!
- Beware Of Your Own Motives
- I Will Not Be Lazy - I Will Not Give Up
- In All Fairness
- Justice or Fancy?
- The Morality of Intolerance
- Truthful Judge
- Tuff Trust Tuff Love
- Who Isn't Afraid?
- Divine Handouts
- Divinely Commanded, Not Humanly Inspired
- Father Knows Best
- Guaranteed Eternity
- Love, Awe, Humility, Wisdom, and Birds
- Of Men And Women
- The Proverbial "Kick In The Pants"
- Trust and Position
- A Tale Of Two Mountains - Part ll
- Declarations and Taxes
- Framed Symbols: Part I
- The Evil of the Ingrate
- The Passion of Today!
- The Secret to Our Survival
- Asara BeTevesChanukahElul / Rosh HashanahPurimShavuosSukkosThe Three WeeksTu BeAvYom Kippur
Articles on Chayei Sarah
- Honoring Parents: Basic Requirements Rabbi Doniel Neustadt (5782)Level: Advanced
- Forever Blessed Rabbi Label Lam (5765)Level: Beginner
- The Past and the Future Rabbi Berel Wein (5775)Level: Beginner
- All From God Rabbi Pinchas Winston (5781)Level: Intermediate
- Doing Your Part Rabbi Pinchas Winston (5779)Level: Intermediate
- Facing God's Challenges Rabbi Pinchas Winston (5771)Level: Beginner
- Parshas Chayei Sarah: Making Time Count Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz (5767)Level: Advanced
- A Bolt of Lightning Shlomo Katz (5778)Level: Intermediate
- Reasonable Repetition Rabbi Yaakov Menken (5758)Level: Beginner
- A Good Chof Rabbi Pinchas Winston (5783)Level: Intermediate
- Shevuah and Neder Joshua Kruger (5784)Level: Intermediate
- Sarah - Mother of all Matriarchs Rabbi Berel Wein (5783)Level: Beginner
- The Satan Had One More Trick Up His Sleeve Rabbi Yissocher Frand (5774)Level: Intermediate
- The Gift that Keeps on Giving! Rabbi Label Lam (5763)Level: Beginner
- Parshas Chayei Sarah Rabbi Dr. Meir Tamari (5764)Level: Advanced
- Sarah Had It All Together – Throughout Her Life Rabbi Yissocher Frand (5771)Level: Intermediate
- Eliezer, The Servant of Avraham: Being Influenced and Influencing Others Rabbi Yaakov Bernstein (5783)Level: Advanced
- Behind Every Successful Man is His Mother Rabbi Yissocher Frand (5757)Level: Intermediate
- Test, Kindness, and Faith Shlomo Katz (5768)Level: Beginner
- The Completion of Life Rabbi Naftali Reich (5784)Level: Beginner