I don't have my own comments on the portion, but I thought Rabbi Russ Resnik's article was really insightful. I received it by being on the UMJC weekly Torah email list, but you can read it here:
we come from all walks of life, guys and gals, single and married, blue collars and white, moms and doctors. what do we have in common? we desire to live in the Kingdom of the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. thanks for joining us.