The incredible story of Resh Lakish's confrontation with cannibals (or gladiators), with lessons for our own confrontations with the evil inclination.

Gibeon joined the Jewish people under false pretenses in the times of Joshua. Why did they feel the need to lie, and what can we learn from their unique role?

The strange story of R. Nachman's daughters, and Chassidus on the verse that motivates the story: "one man in one thousand I have found; one woman I have not found"

"One does not understand the words of Torah until one stumbles in them": making humilitating mistakes in public can solidify our Torah knowledge and make us better.

A deep dive into the spiritual causes of poverty, featuring a lively discussion about stepping out of Shul to eat during the Rav's speech on Shabbos.

Among the most celebrated qualities: one who is insulted and does not retort, one who is disgraced and does not answer, one who acts out of love and is joyful while suffering

A survey of the dangers of taking an oath, even truthfully, in our tractate and elsewhere in the Talmud.

A discussion of the eastern wind, a blistering breeze that warps wood and harms fertility in the Talmud and in Chassidus.

A discussion of the southern wind, a hot breeze that silences all other winds, in the Talmud and in Chassidus.

The Rabbis protest a Persian holiday; Writing G-d's name with intent; Why the Persian exile was worse than the Roman exile.