Here is your guide to all of the posts on Thinking Torah grouped by category. Click on a heading in the Table of Contents to jump to any category.
I’ve written a brief summary of every parsha. Those articles are included in this index mixed in with all of the other articles in each category. On a separate page you will find the Parsha Summaries Index.
Chumash
Bereshit – Genesis
- Levirate Marriages
- Joseph’s Dreams Fulfilled
- Who is Jacob in the Bible?
- Was Jacob a Prophet?
- Parshat Vayechi Summary
- Parshat Vayigash Summary
- Parshat Mikeitz Summary
- Parshat Vayeishev Summary
- Parshat Vayishlach Summary
- Parshat Vayeitzei Summary
- Parshat Toldot Summary
- Parshat Chayei Sarah Summary
- Parshat Vayeira Summary
- Parshat Lech Lecha Summary
- Parshat Noach Summary
- Parshat Bereshit Summary
- The Pence Rule and Yichud
- Butler and Baker
- Rachel and Leah
- Kingdoms and Stability
- Toldot 5773 – Yaakov Tortures Esav
- Chayei Sarah 5773 – The Tenth Trial
- Vayeira 5773 – Why Sarah Laughed
- Vayeira 5773 – How to be Spiritual
- Avraham and Inspiration
- How Many Times Did God Speak to Avraham?
- Noach – Doing What’s Right
Shemot – Exodus
- Parshat Pekudei Summary
- Parshat Vayakhel Summary
- Parshat Ki Tisa Summary
- Parshat Tetzaveh Summary
- Parshat Terumah Summary
- The 10 Commandments List
- Who wrote the 10 Commandments?
- Parshat Mishpatim Summary
- The Life of Miriam from the Bible
- Parshat Yitro Summary
- Parshat Beshalach Summary
- Parshat Bo Summary
- Parshat Vaeira Summary
- Parshat Shemot Summary
- Parashat Beshalach – Tomorrow?
- Parashat Mishpatim 5777
- Spring, Trees, and Pesach
- Parashat Terumah – Puzzle
- Mishpatim – Puzzle
- Learning How to Lead
- Parashat Yitro Puzzle
- Beshalach 5773 – Bitachon and Hishtadlut
- Motivating the People to Build the Tabernacle
- Building the Tabernacle – Part 2
- 3 Lessons After the Golden Calf
- After the Golden Calf
- The Priestly Garments – Honor and Glory
- The Priestly Garments
- Insights from the Kli Yakar
- Building the Tabernacle
- Sheker: Don’t Stand For It
- The Instability of Falsehood
- Hearing and Understanding
- Who Bowed to Who?
- The Balancing Act of Bitachon and Hishtadlut
- Stand Still or Move?
- Talk about Money – NOW?
- May I Please Borrow a Cup of Sugar?
- Why 1 Serpent is Better Than 100
- What Does a Serpent Prove?
- Houses for Midwives
- How Many Midwives Were There in Egypt?
Vayikra – Leviticus
- Parshat Bechukotai Summary
- Parshat Behar Summary
- Parshat Emor Summary
- Parshat Kedoshim Summary
- Parshat Acharei Summary
- Parshat Metzora Summary
- Parshat Tazria Summary
- Parshat Shemini Summary
- Parshat Tzav Summary
- Parshat Vayikra Summary
- Parashat Shemini – Puzzle
- The Value of a Person
- The Value of a Soul
- Is Shopping Permitted?
- Money and Words
- Working for a Living
- 4 Steps to Increased Kedusha
- Can You Become Kadosh?
- What is Tumah and Why You Should Care
- Why the Kohen Gadol brings a Daily Meal Offering
- The Meal Offering of the Kohen Gadol
- Thinking about Third Temple Sacrifices
- Will There be Sacrifices in the Third Temple?
Bamidbar – Numbers
- Parshat Masei Summary
- Parshat Mattot Summary
- Parshat Pinchas Summary
- Parshat Chukat Summary
- Parshat Korach Summary
- Parshat Shelach Summary
- Parshat Behaalotecha Summary
- Parshat Nasso Summary
- The Life of Miriam from the Bible
- Parashat Balak Summary
- Parashat Bamidbar Summary
- Leadership in the Wilderness – Book Review
- Bilam Was Not a Prophet
- The Mystery of the Cushite Woman
- The Priestly Blessing
Devarim – Deuteronomy
- Who was Vashti in the Bible?
- Levirate Marriages
- Levirate Marriage, Yibum, and Chalitzah
- Almonds in the Bible
- The Seven Species and Tu Bishevat
- The Seven Species in the Bible
- Parshat Vezot Haberachah Summary
- Parshat Haazinu Summary
- Parshat Vayeilech Summary
- Parshat Nitzavim Summary
- Parshat Ki Tavo Summary
- Parshat Ki Teitzei Summary
- Parshat Shoftim Summary
- Parshat Reeh Summary
- Parshat Eikev Summary
- Parshat Vaetchanan Summary
- Parshat Devarim Summary
- Who wrote the 10 Commandments?
- Parashat Devarim 5776
Neviim – Prophets
Ketuvim – Writings
Book Reviews
- The Power of Habit – Is This the Key to Teshuva?
- Leadership in the Wilderness – Book Review
- Why Is Chanukah 8 Days?
- Book Review – The Sages
- Jeremiah – Book Review
- Five Inspiring Books to Read This Summer
- Understanding Onkelos – Book Review
- Siddur Nehalel BeShabbat – Another Look
- Siddur Nehalel beShabbat – Book Review
- Freiing Out – Book Review
- The Ohr Olam Edition Mishnah Berurah – Book Review
- The Kosher Grapevine – Book Review
- The Biblical Outlook – Book Review
Hashkafa – Jewish Outlook
- Levirate Marriages
- Joseph’s Dreams Fulfilled
- Levirate Marriage, Yibum, and Chalitzah
- Almonds in the Bible
- Who wrote the 10 Commandments?
- The Pence Rule and Yichud
- Rambam and Marriage
- Should Cars Be Outlawed?
- Jewish Meditation Course
- Hacked
- How to Change a Habit
- Inspiration For After Yom Kippur
- Jeremiah – Book Review
- A Lesson From Stephen Covey
- Blessing the Trees
- To Turn In a Thief
- Haveil Havalim 396
- Beshalach 5773 – Bitachon and Hishtadlut
- Cleaning Up After Snow
- Saying Thank You After a Storm
- Fleeing the Draft
- Thoughts About Secular New Year
- Bibi Brown – Hero or Goat?
- Thinking Torah on Jewish Blog Carnival
- Rav Wolbe Alei Shur on Learning Torah
- Small Steps for Major Growth
- Starting a Learning Program
- Inspiration – How to Keep It
- The Thinking Torah Manifesto
Puzzles and Games
- Parashat Mishpatim 5777
- Parashat Shemini – Puzzle
- Parashat Terumah – Puzzle
- Mishpatim – Puzzle
- Parashat Yitro Puzzle
- Haveil Havalim 396
- Tu B’Shevat Word Search
Rosh Chodesh
Yom Tov
- Who was Vashti in the Bible?
- The Fast of the 10th of Tevet
- The Seven Species and Tu Bishevat
- RRG Hillel Beit Midrash Program
- Why Is Chanukah 8 Days?
- How to Change a Habit
- Inspiration For After Yom Kippur
- Tu B’Shevat Word Search
- Tu B’Shevat is Coming
- Chodesh Kislev – 8 Great Kislev Facts
- Inspiration – How to Keep It
- The Meal Offering of the Kohen Gadol
- 3 Lessons After the Golden Calf
- After the Golden Calf
- The Priestly Garments