YUTORAH: R' Mordechai Torczyner -- Recent Shiurim

Yehoshua #26: 6:26 - Never to be rebuilt? - Oct 19, 2026 - Why did Yehoshua ban the rebuilding of Yericho? Was it his own idea? Why did Chiel and King Achav rebuild it?

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 198: 22:23-23:2 - Fallout from Nov; Saving Keilah? - Oct 18, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. The chilling effects of the massacre of Nov, and should Dovid try to save Keilah from the Plishtim? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 197: 22:20-23 - Saving Evyatar, Responsible for Nov - Oct 16, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Dovid commits to protect Evyatar, survivor of Nov - as he admits his guilt for the massacre. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 196: 22:19 - Who is responsible for Nov? Part 2 - Oct 15, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Is Shaul held responsible for the massacre of Nov? If not, why not? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Megillah 15b-16a - Oct 13, 2026 - Esther's plot against Haman, the Melech's inability to sleep, and Haman goes to Mordechai to prepare him for the parade.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 195: 22:19 - Who is responsible for Nov? Part 1 - Oct 13, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. The parallels of Nov and the order to eradicate Amalek, and beginning to ask: who is punished for the massacre of Nov? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 194: 22:18-19 - Doeg's Massacre - Oct 11, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Doeg massacres Nov. Did he exceed Shaul's order? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Vayinafash: Creating the Nefesh of Shabbat - Oct 9, 2026 - An insight from Rav Alexandre Safran in ישראל ושורשיו, explaining ideas of the Ohr haChaim, Sfat Emet, Shem miShemuel and others. Hashem employs a two-stage process of Creation, populating the world and then making it durable with the nefesh of Shabbat, and so do we.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 193: 22:16-17 - Doeg's Guilt, Avner/Amasa's Refusal - Oct 9, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Doeg's guilt for the destruction of Nov - and Avner and Amasa refusing to carry out the order. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 192: 22:12-15 - Achimelech's Defense - Oct 8, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Achimelech struggles to defend himself/Nov from accusations of disloyalty for his aid to Dovid. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel