Finally back in the saddle with two nuggets to inspire you to a deeper appreciation of the great holiday of Passover. With apologies for the substandard sound quality, we hope you enjoy this episode.

You may feel more spiritual staying internal - studying, praying and meditating, but is that where you're needed? Discover the ultimate spirituality that is found in the outside.

Wholeness is hot; but should it be? Is there a path that avoids mediocrity but isn't overwhelming? In this episode, we explore the eternal message of the half shekel as a paradigm for humble ambition. In the new Ask the Rabbi segment, I address the ideal method of sharing constructive criticism.

Dare a person strive to achieve more than their current reality allows for? Or should we live realistically within the limits of what is feasible? In this episode we explore the very definition of being human, according to the Torah.

Parshat Bo tells of the Jewish people selecting a sheep/goat for the Passover sacrifice. Why was this done 4 days in advance? How does this inform our position of integrating vs. challenging society? Listen to learn what lessons this unusual Mitzvah has to teach us.

Ancient Egypt kept knowledge locked away from the people; Judaism takes the opposite approach. In this episode, we unpack a bit of that revolution.

Having high expectations and great idealism can be a mixed blessing at best; a dastardly curse at worst. In this episode, we unpack Moshe's attempted rejection of the call to leadership and apply its lessons to our complicated lives today.

Special guest and original Parsha podcast co-host Bobby Plax joins me in this week's episode for a brief conversation about the inspiration we sorely need and how Chanukah can provide it

We work hard, we pull ourselves up, and we achieve our goals. Then...we congratulate ourselves on a job well done, and soon enough we find ourselves back where we began. In this episode, we discover the simple but vital insight to help us avoid the repetitive hamster wheel of life.