The people of Israel cannot look Moshe in the face; they need some distance from him. Moshe, however, is prepared to see God. What is the difference between them and what does it have to do with the well known concept of the "evil eye"?

Sources:

Alter Blau, A Compendium of Discourses in Different Topics from the Mouth of the Gaon Rabbi Soloveitchik (Hadarom 61, p. 54-5.) Translation is my own.

Ex. 30:12-16, 33: 11, 17-20, 34:27-35

For uniquely painful reasons, Moshe Rabbenu is not mentioned in our Parsha. This is all part of God's hiring and firing process.

Fain suddenly came to, jumped up, grabbed a pistol from within his pocket. Suprisingly, there is a connection between how Rashi sees a "terumah" and how we see Mr. Fain.

Sources:

Ex. 25:1-2 with Rashi

The Family Parsha Book by Rabbi Shalom Hammer

Leo Katz, Bad Acts and Guilty Minds, “Those Who Know Not What They Do”

Does anything beyond good intentions matter?

Ex. 21:12 with Rashi, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Leadership in Turbulent Times

"Just don't be jealous." How can God issue a commandment we cannot possibly fulfill?

The Children of Israel seem delusional. What is wrong with them?

And how should we manage our own unreasonable thoughts and expectations?

Sources:

Bava Kama 82a, Rabbi Soloveitchik Mesoras HaRav Comments to Beshalach 15-16, Rambam end of Temurah.

The first commandment the Children of Israel receive is a rather obscure choice. What made it so ripe for the moment?

Sources:

Ex, 12:1-2 with Mesoras HaRav Commentary to Sefer Shemos

Isn't a Navi someone that God speaks to? So how can Aharon be a Navi for Moshe?