THE PEOPLE of Sdom were bad. Nineveh at least got a second chance. The people of Sdom were just nuked. 

WHAT’S THE difference between “Shlach Lecha,” which God told the Jews in the desert in Moshe’s time, and “Lech-Lecha,” which God told Avraham in these weeks parsha? When you send something you stay where you are. When you deliver it yourself, you go to the destination as well.

I CAN’T recall if I noticed this last year or the year before. I also don’t remember if I   heard it from anyone else, though I find it very hard to believe that no one else would have noticed it until now. So, I’ll mention it anyhow.

WE SAY Kol Nidrei on Yom Kippur night three times in a row, except that each time the Chazzan increases his tone. This emphasizes that this is not just repetition for repetition’s sake. Rather, something else is supposed to be increasing each time we say it.