Beshalach 5784 - The True Nature of Shabbat Shirah - Jan 26, 2024 - How are we supposed to sing at a time like this? How did the Jews who crossed the Sea sing at a time like that?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 79: Perek 16:1-3 - Yosef's Land - Jan 26, 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 asks: Why does Yosef receive land second?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 78: Perek 15:33-63 - The Rest of Yehudah - Jan 25, 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 looks at the cities of Yehudah's shefelah, mountain and desert regions, and asks: why couldn't they conquer Yerushalayim?

Piyutim of the Shabbat Shemoneh Esreih #2: Atah Kidashta - Jan 24, 2024 - What are we supposed to learn from Atah Kidashta at Maariv? The special role of the Jewish nation, observers of Shabbat.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #2: Whatever It Takes? - Jan 24, 2024 - Providing routine care for patients who are in life-threatening condition, even if that care may be unnecessary to save the patient's life. And starting the discussion of hutrah vs. dechuyah.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 77: Perek 15:20-32 - The Southern Cities of Yehudah - Jan 24, 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 looks at the cities of Southern Yehudah and their roles in Tanach. And why was Shimon in Yehudah?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 76: Perek 15:13-19 - Kalev, Achsah and Dver, Part 2 - Jan 23, 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 two ways to read the story of the conquest of Kiryat Sefer and the marriage of Kalev's daughter Achsah to Otniel ben Kenaz: Physical and Spiritual.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 9: Davening in Unclean Spaces Part 2 - Jan 22, 2024 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. Key passages of gemara regarding davening when there is excrement/urine in one's environment, or near a bedpan/chamber pot, or in an area with a foul smell.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #1: Overriding Shabbat to Save a Life - Jan 22, 2024 - First shiur in the Spring semester. The importance of Shabbat and of saving lives, and how we know that saving lives overrides Shabbat.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 75: Perek 15:13-19 - Kalev, Achsah and Dver, Part 1 - Jan 22, 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 asks: Why couldn't Kalev conquer Dver? And did he really promise his daughter to some warrior?