Dr. Friedman and Hody examine the verse about an eye for an eye and discuss two vignettes about people dealing with the difficulty of making peace with past wrongs.

Second-year rabbinical student, Hody Nemes, is the new moderator of the Pastoral Parsha. Every week, he and Dr. Michelle Friedman, director of pastoral counseling at YCT, will look at the parsha through a psychological lens.

You might think finding psychological meaning in the book of Leviticus would be a challenge - prepare to be surprised.

In this week's parsha Aaron is made the high priest and the people are build the mishkan, repairing two broken relationships with G-d, and proving that sin creates only temporary distance between G-d and the Jewish people.

Why do the people drink the water with the ashes of the golden calf? What is the key to putting a family back together in the wake of adultery?

The children of Israel act out of anxiety when Moses disappears on the mountain. Moses is put in the difficult position of having to defend to G-d the people who have just betrayed him.

How do clothes feature in the Torah? How do the priestly garments reflect the weight of the job?

The children of Israel donate and work together to build something that will stand as an important symbol of their community, and their relationship with G-d.

Dr. Friedman and Dr. Yehuda wonder why the first law that our chapter opens with is slavery and what that might mean for a nation that has just been liberated.

Yitro stands as an unparalleled example of excellence in mentorship in the Torah.