# Judaism's Life Changing Ideas; A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible · רעיונות משני חיים; קריאות חדשות בפרשת השבוע

Collection of R. Sacks’s essays on the weekly Torah portion, highlighting one life-changing idea in each portion

## Contents

- **[Foreword; The Secret of Our Staying Power](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Foreword%3B%20The%20Secret%20of%20Our%20Staying%20Power)** (19 segments)
- **[Introduction; The Transformative Power of Ideas](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Introduction%3B%20The%20Transformative%20Power%20of%20Ideas)** (31 segments)
- **[Bereshit; The Faith of God](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Bereshit%3B%20The%20Faith%20of%20God)** (23 segments)
- **[Noah; The Trace of God](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Noah%3B%20The%20Trace%20of%20God)** (20 segments)
- **[Lekh Lekha; Inner Directedness](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Lekh%20Lekha%3B%20Inner%20Directedness)** (15 segments)
- **[Vayera; The Space Between Us](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayera%3B%20The%20Space%20Between%20Us)** (20 segments)
- **[Hayei Sara; The World's Oldest Man](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Hayei%20Sara%3B%20The%20World's%20Oldest%20Man)** (18 segments)
- **[Toledot; Why Isaac? Why Jacob?](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Toledot%3B%20Why%20Isaac%3F%20Why%20Jacob%3F)** (22 segments)
- **[Vayetzeh; Out of the Depths](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayetzeh%3B%20Out%20of%20the%20Depths)** (17 segments)
- **[Vayishlah; The Struggle of Faith](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayishlah%3B%20The%20Struggle%20of%20Faith)** (18 segments)
- **[Vayeshev; Improbable Endings and the Defeat of Despair](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayeshev%3B%20Improbable%20Endings%20and%20the%20Defeat%20of%20Despair)** (21 segments)
- **[Miketz; Jews and Economics](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Miketz%3B%20Jews%20and%20Economics)** (16 segments)
- **[Vayigash; The First Psychotherapist](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayigash%3B%20The%20First%20Psychotherapist)** (17 segments)
- **[Vayehi; What It Takes to Forgive](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayehi%3B%20What%20It%20Takes%20to%20Forgive)** (22 segments)
- **[Shemot; God Loves Those Who Argue](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Shemot%3B%20God%20Loves%20Those%20Who%20Argue)** (18 segments)
- **[Va'era; Free Will, Use It or Lose It](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Va'era%3B%20Free%20Will,%20Use%20It%20or%20Lose%20It)** (16 segments)
- **[Bo; The Story We Tell](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Bo%3B%20The%20Story%20We%20Tell)** (17 segments)
- **[Beshallah; The Longer, Shorter Road](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Beshallah%3B%20The%20Longer,%20Shorter%20Road)** (19 segments)
- **[Yitro; The Bond of Loyalty and Love](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Yitro%3B%20The%20Bond%20of%20Loyalty%20and%20Love)** (20 segments)
- **[Mishpatim; The Power of Empathy](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Mishpatim%3B%20The%20Power%20of%20Empathy)** (21 segments)
- **[Teruma; Why We Value What We Make](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Teruma%3B%20Why%20We%20Value%20What%20We%20Make)** (15 segments)
- **[Tetzaveh; Crushed for the Light](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Tetzaveh%3B%20Crushed%20for%20the%20Light)** (16 segments)
- **[Ki Tissa; Anger, Its Uses and Abuses](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Ki%20Tissa%3B%20Anger,%20Its%20Uses%20and%20Abuses)** (22 segments)
- **[Vayak'hel; Beyond the Self](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayak'hel%3B%20Beyond%20the%20Self)** (19 segments)
- **[Pekudei; Making Space](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Pekudei%3B%20Making%20Space)** (30 segments)
- **[Vayikra; The Call](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayikra%3B%20The%20Call)** (24 segments)
- **[Tzav; Giving Thanks](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Tzav%3B%20Giving%20Thanks)** (17 segments)
- **[Shemini; When Weakness Becomes Strength](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Shemini%3B%20When%20Weakness%20Becomes%20Strength)** (23 segments)
- **[Tazria; The Power of Bad](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Tazria%3B%20The%20Power%20of%20Bad)** (18 segments)
- **[Metzora; The Power of Praise](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Metzora%3B%20The%20Power%20of%20Praise)** (23 segments)
- **[Aharei Mot; Cleansing and Homecoming](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Aharei%20Mot%3B%20Cleansing%20and%20Homecoming)** (27 segments)
- **[Kedoshim; Love Is Not Enough](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Kedoshim%3B%20Love%20Is%20Not%20Enough)** (20 segments)
- **[Emor; In the Diary](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Emor%3B%20In%20the%20Diary)** (22 segments)
- **[Behar; We Are What We Do Not Own](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Behar%3B%20We%20Are%20What%20We%20Do%20Not%20Own)** (23 segments)
- **[Behukkotai; In Search of the Why](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Behukkotai%3B%20In%20Search%20of%20the%20Why)** (18 segments)
- **[Bemidbar; The Two Journeys](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Bemidbar%3B%20The%20Two%20Journeys)** (20 segments)
- **[Naso; Lifting Heads](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Naso%3B%20Lifting%20Heads)** (15 segments)
- **[Behaalotekha; Faith and Friendship](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Behaalotekha%3B%20Faith%20and%20Friendship)** (21 segments)
- **[Shelah; Seeing What Isn't There](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Shelah%3B%20Seeing%20What%20Isn't%20There)** (22 segments)
- **[Korah; The First Populist](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Korah%3B%20The%20First%20Populist)** (20 segments)
- **[Hukkat; Kohelet, Tolstoy, and the Defeat of Death](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Hukkat%3B%20Kohelet,%20Tolstoy,%20and%20the%20Defeat%20of%20Death)** (27 segments)
- **[Balak; A People That Dwells Alone](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Balak%3B%20A%20People%20That%20Dwells%20Alone)** (22 segments)
- **[Pinhas; The Lost Masterpiece](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Pinhas%3B%20The%20Lost%20Masterpiece)** (16 segments)
- **[Matot; Subject\Object](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Matot%3B%20Subject%5CObject)** (24 segments)
- **[Masei; Miles to Go Before I Sleep](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Masei%3B%20Miles%20to%20Go%20Before%20I%20Sleep)** (19 segments)
- **[Devarim; The Effective Critic](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Devarim%3B%20The%20Effective%20Critic)** (16 segments)
- **[Va'ethanan; Making Love Last](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Va'ethanan%3B%20Making%20Love%20Last)** (21 segments)
- **[Ekev; Listen, Really Listen](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Ekev%3B%20Listen,%20Really%20Listen)** (23 segments)
- **[Re'eh; The Choice](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Re'eh%3B%20The%20Choice)** (21 segments)
- **[Shofetim; To Lead Is to Serve](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Shofetim%3B%20To%20Lead%20Is%20to%20Serve)** (26 segments)
- **[Ki Tetzeh; Social Capital and Fallen Donkeys](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Ki%20Tetzeh%3B%20Social%20Capital%20and%20Fallen%20Donkeys)** (19 segments)
- **[Ki Tavo; The God of History](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Ki%20Tavo%3B%20The%20God%20of%20History)** (24 segments)
- **[Nitzavim; The World Is Waiting for You](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Nitzavim%3B%20The%20World%20Is%20Waiting%20for%20You)** (29 segments)
- **[Vayelekh; The Second Mountain](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Vayelekh%3B%20The%20Second%20Mountain)** (17 segments)
- **[Haazinu; Emotional Intelligence](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/Haazinu%3B%20Emotional%20Intelligence)** (23 segments)
- **[VeZot HaBerakha; Unfinished Symphony](https://torahlm.org/Judaism's%20Life%20Changing%20Ideas%3B%20A%20Weekly%20Reading%20of%20the%20Jewish%20Bible/s/VeZot%20HaBerakha%3B%20Unfinished%20Symphony)** (20 segments)

Version (He): Rayonot Meshnei Chaim, trans. by Tsur Ehrlich, Maggid Books, 2021 (License: CC-BY-NC)

Version (En): merged

Hebrew: 66,692 words; English: 86,687 words.