SOD HAPARASHA: DEEP INSIGHTS on the WEEKLY PARASHA

 Sod HaParasha is a compilation of 54 weekly essays - one on each of the respective Parashiot. The impetus to write a weekly article began with a request from Shmuel Ahron (Alan) Lipman A’H to contribute a monthly essay on the Parasha based on the Sodot HaTorah. He was to solicit a few others in writing and forming a rotation for a weekly Parasha distribution. After agreeing to compose the opening article on Beresheet - I was expecting a reprieve until at the earliest Parashat Vayera or Ĥaye Sarah. Alan approached me once again prior to Parashiot Noaĥ and Lekh Lekha informing me that he was unable to procure commitments from other formidable writers. After some relentless prodding I found myself writing a weekly Torah article throughout that year and what you have before you is the result of those efforts. The endnotes which cite much ofthe source material were subsequently added for the benefit of the investigative reader. The underlying basis for many of the articles are the writings