Torah Shmoozes

Selected essays from David Porush’s Friday Parsha Shmooze, arranged in the order of the weekly Torah portions, from Bereishit to Devarim.

Bereishit — Genesis

• Bereishit — Ramban’s Game
• Lech Lecha — When does the dream end?
• Vayera — Metaphysical Heat
• Toldot — Prophecy in a Pun

Shemot — Exodus

• Ki Tisa — God’s Psychotropic Pivot
• Pekudei — Pekudai 5784

Vayikra — Leviticus

• Metzora — The Magical Science of Metsora: Levitican Ideas of Spiritual Healing

Bamidbar — Numbers

• Matot-Masei — The Consummation

Devarim — Deuteronomy

• Devarim — The First Mishnah
• Re’eh — The Poverty of Wanting