Table of Contents
Foreword: Faith, Leadership, and Legacy President Isaac Herzog xiii
Introduction: Finding Faith xv
Editor's Note xix
Genesis
Bereshit
The Genesis of Love 3
Noah
The Light in the Ark 9
Lekh Lekha
A Palace in Flames 15
Vayera
Negative Capability 21
Hayei Sara
To Have a Why 27
Toledot
Isaac and Esau 33
Vayetze
Laban the Aramean 37
Vayishlah
No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob 43
Vayeshev
The Angel Who Did Not Know He Was an Angel 49
Miketz
Joseph and the Risks of Power 55
Vayigash
The Future of the Past 61
Vayehi
Family, Faith, and Freedom 65
Exodus
Shemot
Faith in the Future 73
Va'era
The Weighing of the Heart 79
Bo
Writing My Own Chapter 85
Beshallah
Crossing the Sea 91
Yitro
Particular Paths to a Universal God 97
Mishpatim
We Will Do and We Will Hear 101
Teruma
What Do We Receive When We Give? 107
Tetzavch
Dressing to Impress 111
Ki Tissa
Moses Annuls a Vow 117
Vayak'hel
Communities and Crowds 123
Pekudei
The Blessed Power of Order 129
Leviticus
Vayikra
The Prophetic View of Sacrifice 137
Tzav
Left- and Right-Brain Judaism 143
Shemini
Limits 149
Tazria
Othello, Twitter, and Mildewed Walls 155
Metzora
Words That Heal 159
Aharei Mot
Holy People, Holy Land 165
Kedoshim
Made with Love 169
Emor
Radical Uncertainty 175
Behar
Real Responsibilities 181
Behukkotai
The Power of a Curse 185
Numbers
Bemidbar
Egalitarianism, Jewish Style 193
Naso
The Ethic of Love 199
Behaalotekha
Loneliness and Faith 205
Shelah
What Is Going On? 211
Korah
How Not to Argue 217
Hukkat
Kohelet, Tolstoy, and the Red Heifer 223
Balak
The Hidden Meaning of the Balaam Story 229
Pinhas
Moral vs. Political Decisions 235
Matot
Keeping Our Word 241
Masei
My Teacher: In Memoriam 247
Deuteronomy
Devarim
The First Follower 255
Va'ethanan
The Infinite Game 261
Ekev
The Covenant and the Love 267
Re'eh
The Good Society 273
Shofetim
A Sage Is Greater than a Prophet 279
Ki Tetzeh
Does Love Conquer All? 285
Ki Tavo
Be Silent and Listen 291
Nitzavim
Why Be Jewish? 297
Vayelekh
How to Renew a Nation 303
Haazinu
The Arc of the Moral Universe 309
Vezot Haberakha
The Inheritance That Belongs to All 315
About the Author 321
