Parshas Shemini teaches us that clean dietary practices and the dirty business of child sacrifice do not mix. Abstaining from the blood in meat and indulging in shedding innocent blood in the womb are not compatible actions.

Passover promises rescue from slavery and death, a miraculous opportunity for life, freedom and spiritual fulfillment, initially appreciated and embraced, but soon squandered.

Parshas Vayikra defines wrong actions and shows us how to receive God's mercy. Though agnosticism and situational ethics obscure moral clarity, leading to confusion and despair, healing and peace of mind can be restored.

Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei demands preserving human life in the womb even on the Sabbath. Denying the right to life of pre-born babies constitutes a serious breach of Jewish ethics and morals.

Ki Tisa shows us that we need a Father's tender mercies and the consolation of second and third chances to redeem ourselves along the way to God centered living.

Looking deeper into Parshas Terumah, we recognize that the ultimate dwelling place of God is within each and every one of us where God's presence can inform our thoughts, words and actions.

In Parshas Mishpatim the conventional translation of Exodus 21:22-23 results in many Jewish generations lost. It calls into question the life affirming foundation of Judaism, posing a seemingly impossible moral dilemma.

Parshas Yitro tells us to teach our children Torah based morals and ethics. We fail to do this by destroying our own children in the womb and allowing abortion homicide in our communities.

Parshas Beshalach inspired great rabbis to know and declare that babies in the womb sing, that they are human, alive, sentient, and aware.

In Parshas Bo, the Hebrews are spared endless servitude and imminent extinction as a people, and they are given the gifts and responsibilities of freedom and spiritual integrity.