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 (19 segments)
- Introduction; The Transformative Power of Ideas (31 segments)
- Bereshit; The Faith of God (23 segments)
- Noah; The Trace of God (20 segments)
- Lekh Lekha; Inner Directedness (15 segments)
- Vayera; The Space Between Us (20 segments)
- Hayei Sara; The World's Oldest Man (18 segments)
- Toledot; Why Isaac? Why Jacob? (22 segments)
- Vayetzeh; Out of the Depths (17 segments)
- Vayishlah; The Struggle of Faith (18 segments)
- Vayeshev; Improbable Endings and the Defeat of Despair (21 segments)
- Miketz; Jews and Economics (16 segments)
- Vayigash; The First Psychotherapist (17 segments)
- Vayehi; What It Takes to Forgive (22 segments)
- Shemot; God Loves Those Who Argue (18 segments)
- Va'era; Free Will, Use It or Lose It (16 segments)
- Bo; The Story We Tell (17 segments)
- Beshallah; The Longer, Shorter Road (19 segments)
- Yitro; The Bond of Loyalty and Love (20 segments)
- Mishpatim; The Power of Empathy (21 segments)
- Teruma; Why We Value What We Make (15 segments)
- Tetzaveh; Crushed for the Light (16 segments)
- Ki Tissa; Anger, Its Uses and Abuses (22 segments)
- Vayak'hel; Beyond the Self (19 segments)
- Pekudei; Making Space (30 segments)
- Vayikra; The Call (24 segments)
- Tzav; Giving Thanks (17 segments)
- Shemini; When Weakness Becomes Strength (23 segments)
- Tazria; The Power of Bad (18 segments)
- Metzora; The Power of Praise (23 segments)
- Aharei Mot; Cleansing and Homecoming (27 segments)
- Kedoshim; Love Is Not Enough (20 segments)
- Emor; In the Diary (22 segments)
- Behar; We Are What We Do Not Own (23 segments)
- Behukkotai; In Search of the Why (18 segments)
- Bemidbar; The Two Journeys (20 segments)
- Naso; Lifting Heads (15 segments)
- Behaalotekha; Faith and Friendship (21 segments)
- Shelah; Seeing What Isn't There (22 segments)
- Korah; The First Populist (20 segments)
- Hukkat; Kohelet, Tolstoy, and the Defeat of Death (27 segments)
- Balak; A People That Dwells Alone (22 segments)
- Pinhas; The Lost Masterpiece (16 segments)
- Matot; Subject\Object (24 segments)
- Masei; Miles to Go Before I Sleep (19 segments)
- Devarim; The Effective Critic (16 segments)
- Va'ethanan; Making Love Last (21 segments)
- Ekev; Listen, Really Listen (23 segments)
- Re'eh; The Choice (21 segments)
- Shofetim; To Lead Is to Serve (26 segments)
- Ki Tetzeh; Social Capital and Fallen Donkeys (19 segments)
- Ki Tavo; The God of History (24 segments)
- Nitzavim; The World Is Waiting for You (29 segments)
- Vayelekh; The Second Mountain (17 segments)
- Haazinu; Emotional Intelligence (23 segments)
- VeZot HaBerakha; Unfinished Symphony (20 segments)
Version (He): Sefaria Community Translation [he]
Version (En): merged
Hebrew: 66,692 words; English: 86,687 words.