Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #9: Amirah l'Akum and Maaseh Shabbat - Feb 19, 2024 - Asking a non-Jew to perform melachah for you on Shabbat, or benefiting from melachah a non-Jew performs without being asked.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 99: Perek 22:21-25 - The Response, Part 1 - Feb 19, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Yehoshua, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages, wounded and everyone in the line of fire. Today's installment sees the Avnei Nezer discuss the sanctity of the land east of the Yarden, and the denial by Reuven, Gad and Menasheh of the charges against them.

Fourteen Centuries #10: Rav Saadia Gaon, Teacher of Jewish Philosophy - Feb 18, 2024 - Rav Saadia's turbulent career as Gaon, and his campaign to defeat Jewish ignorance of Judaism. Special attention to his Emunot v'Deiot and Tafsir. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 98: Perek 22:13-20 - The Rebuke - Feb 18, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Yehoshua, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages, wounded and everyone in the line of fire. Today's installment sees Pinchas and the leaders of ten tribes cross the Yarden to rebuke Reuven, Gad and Menasheh for the mizbeiach they built.

Kol Nediv Lev and the Rabbi's Benevolent Fund - Feb 16, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Terumah 5784. Background on how and why Jewish communities establish Benevolent Funds, and a report on the first four months of our communal fund.

Piyutim of the Shabbat Shemoneh Esreih #4: Tikanta! Hashem's Excitement for Shabbat - Feb 16, 2024 - Tikanta Shabbat of Musaf - Shabbat is necessary in order to draw close to Hashem, and Hashem is excited about it! But why the reverse alphabetical acrostic?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 97: Perek 22:9-12 - A Breakaway Mishkan? - Feb 16, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Yehoshua, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages, wounded and everyone in the line of fire. Today's installment sees Reuven, Gad and Menasheh build a large mizbeiach at the site where they cross the Yarden River - and the rest of the Jews react in horror.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 96: Perek 22:6-8 - A Special Berachah for Whom? - Feb 15, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Yehoshua, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages, wounded and everyone in the line of fire. Today's installment sees Reuven, Gad and Menasheh cross the Yarden to go east, and Yehoshua gives a special gift and berachah - but to whom?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #8b: Low-Level Illness - Miktzat Choli and Meichush - Jan 22, 2024 - How many categories of low-level illness do we recognize? What are some examples of מקצת חולי and מיחוש, and what may we do for them?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #8a: Choleh she'Ein bo Sakkanah Wrapup - Feb 14, 2024 - Wrapping up issues within חולה שאין בו סכנה - preference for אמירה לעכו"ם vs. a d'rabbanan with a shinui, the Sephardic position regarding treating a young child as automatic חולה שאין בו סכנה, and more.