Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #29 - Use of Moisturizer on Shabbat - Feb 25, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: May one use moisturizer for dry or cracked skin on Shabbat? Note: Please consult your doctor for medical advice, and your halachic authority for halachic advice. To sign up for the whatsapp go to http://tiny.cc/wamedical

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 53: 9:22-27 - The Start of Gaal's Revolt - Feb 25, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Hashem catalyzes the downfall of Avimelech and the leaders of Shechem, via Gaal ben Eved. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 32: Nishmat Avraham Introduction to OC 328, Part 9 - Feb 24, 2025 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. The Nishmat Avraham's introduction to Orach Chaim 328, Part 9: Walking past security cameras.

Fourteen Centuries #40: Rivan - Feb 23, 2025 - Rabbi Yehudah ben Natan, husband of Rashi's daughter Miriam and one of Rashi's chief students. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 52: 9:10-21 - Yotam's Parable, Part 2 - Feb 23, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The conclusion of Yotam's rebuke and warning to Shechem. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 51: 9:7-13 - Yotam's Parable, Part 1 - Feb 21, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The beginning of the parable of Yotam, sole survivor of Avimelech's brothers. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Rav Chaim Ozer on Hashem's Love for Us - Feb 20, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Mishpatim 5784. Really just a dvar torah on a story in which Rav Chaim Ozer spent Rosh Hashanah in a small town, seeking medical care for his shoulders, and learned he was there to prevent a prohibited yibbum.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 50: 9:2-6 - Avimelech Ascendant - Feb 20, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Avimelech rallies support, murders almost all of his brothers, and is made "king" in Shechem. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

The Friday Purim Seudah: A Wonderful Opportunity - Feb 20, 2025 - When Purim is on a Friday, there are halachic challenges in holding the usual afternoon Purim Seudah. So what should we do - start the seudah in the morning, or employ "pores mappah" and eat the Purim Seudah right before Shabbat, continuing into Shabbat? And what can we learn from this event?

Makkot 18b - Feb 18, 2025 - Eating from a chatat/shelamim before zerikat hadam. Is reciting the pesukim a requirement for Bikkurim?