Piyutim of the Shabbat Shemoneh Esreih #3: From Shabbat Bereishit to Shabbat Moshe - Feb 8, 2024 - Why does the poem at the heart of the Shabbat Shacharit shemoneh esreih emphasize Moshe's role when describing Shabbat of Har Sinai?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 90: Perek 19:49-51 - Yehoshua's Portion - Feb 8, 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 Yehoshua receive his land - but why now, and why there?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #6: Sakkanat Eiver, Choleh she'Ein bo Sakkanah - Feb 7, 2024 - Defining סכנת אבר and asking whether this is viewed as a threat to life (such that we violate biblical prohibitions) or as a painful illness (such that we violate rabbinic prohibitions). And starting on the case of חולה שאין בו סכנה and its definition.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 89: Perek 19:40-48 - Dan's Double Portion - Feb 7, 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 Dan receive land in the southwest, and take a portion at the top of the Yarden River as well.

Makkot 2b - Feb 6, 2024 - Learning the gemara, with a few rishonim and acharonim along the way. In particular: Why does the rule of כאשר זמם ולא כאשר עשה apply only in death penalty cases? And are there malkot for לא תענה?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 88: Perek 19:24-39 - Asher and Naftali - Feb 6, 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 Asher and Naftali receive their land in Northern Israel, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Yarden River.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 11: Davening in Unclean Spaces Part 4 - Feb 5, 2024 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. Is a curtain in a hospital room effective to permit davening and learning when there is excrement or a bedpan on the other side? Is deodorizer effective in combating a foul smell? May someone with an ileostomy, colostomy or urinary catheter daven? And more.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #5b: Safek Pikuach Nefesh - Feb 5, 2024 - How do we determine that a case of possible danger to life warrants overriding Shabbat? And what about where the doubt is regarding the efficacy of the treatment?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #5a: Pain Relief - Feb 5, 2024 - A potential exception to the prohibition against use of medication for low-level illness on Shabbat: Treatment which is purely pain relief, and never used as medicine to treat underlying conditions.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 87: Perek 19:10-23 - Zevulun and Yissachar - Feb 5, 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 Zevulun and Yissachar receive their land, in central Israel.