Shemot 5784 - Making More Midwives - Jan 5, 2024 - The remarkable character of the Egyptian midwives as ירא אלקים, and how reverence for G-d - not a Jewish one per se - can drive self-sacrifice. What can we do to encourage יראת אלקים in our world?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 68: Perek 13:24-33 - Gad, Menasheh and Levi - Jan 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 Gad and Menasheh receive their portions, and asks: Is the Transjordan part of Israel? And why is Levi's non-portion mentioned twice in this chapter?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 67: Perek 13:15-23 - Reuven's Land - Jan 4, 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 introduces the shevatim in terms of their sizes and the land Yaakov and Moshe predicted for them, and then looks at Reuven's territory in southern Sichon.

"There Would Be No Man" - Jan 3, 2024 - The Mark Kalmanowitz Dvar Torah for Shemot 5784: What is the meaning of, "And he looked here and here, and there was no man?" Three peshat approaches (Abarbanel, Netziv, Rav Chaim Paltiel), exploring Rashi, and then a beautiful idea from Rav Eliyahu Meir Bloch.

Kel Adon: The Joy of the Luminaries? - Jan 3, 2024 - Part of a series of divrei torah on parts of tefillah. Background on the origin of Kel Adon and its role in davening, and a question from Rav Ovadia Yosef: Are the sun and moon really joyous about their mission?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 66: Perek 13:4-14 - Distribution - Jan 3, 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 Hashem's instruction to Yehoshua to distribute the land, and related details.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 65: Perek 13:1-3 - The Land of the Philistines - Jan 2, 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 having aged, and Hashem telling him that he has not taken all of the land he was meant to take. The first land enumerated is the land of the Philistines. Today that would be Aza (Gaza).

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 7b: Interrupting a Meal for Patient Care - Jan 1, 2024 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. How does one handle berachot if one leaves a meal or snack to take care of a patient, and then wants to resume eating?

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 7a: Davening After an All-Night Shift, Part 2 - Jan 1, 2024 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. Saying המעביר שינה after being up all night. (With a side note on a unique way to deal with safek berachot, and Rav Yaakov Emden on community rabbis.)

Sefer Chasidim: The Life of a Chasid - Jan 1, 2024 - A brief introduction to the life, influence and thought of Rabbi Yehudah HaChasid. Certainly not comprehensive.