Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 50: Perek 9:6-15 - Yehoshua Accepts Givon - Dec 13, 2023 - 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 accept Givon, despite the nation's suspicions. And Abarbanel thinks the Givonim did this in defiance of their king.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 49: Perek 9:3-5 - Givon's Thought Process - Dec 12, 2023 - 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 did the Givonim think they needed to trick the Jews into a peace agreement?

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 4: Davening vs. Taking Care of Patients Part 4 - Dec 11, 2023 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. Women making up missing minchah because they are taking care of patients. Starting medical treatment before the time to daven begins. Eating on shift during or before the time to daven.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 22: Vitamins, Part 1 - Dec 11, 2023 - Starting to describe justifications for taking vitamins and nutritional supplements on Shabbat: Ma'achal Beri'im and the Beit Yosef's read of the Tur's permission for healthy people to take medicine on Shabbat.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 48: Perek 9:1-2 - The Canaanite Reaction to Ai - Dec 11, 2023 - 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 Canaanites react to Ai.

Fourteen Centuries #3: Illustrative Teshuvot of the Gaonim - Dec 10, 2023 - Looking at four teshuvot of the Gaonim, demonstrating the issues they addressed and the style they used. Abbreviated shiur due to Chanukah. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 47: Perek 8:30-35 - A Renewed Covenant - Dec 9, 2023 - 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 and the Jews recite build an altar and bring korbanot, recite the blessings and curses, and inscribe the Torah on stones - but when did this happen?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 46: Perek 8:24-29 - The End of the War - Dec 8, 2023 - 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 Jews destroy Ai, and asks why they displayed and then buried the body of the king of Ai.

Chanukah 5784 - Beit Shammai's Menorah: Is the War Over? - Dec 7, 2023 - Beit Hillel's menorah celebrates a past miracle; Beit Shammai's menorah is a weapon in an ongoing war. With our current state of war, does Beit Shammai's vision make more sense for us?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 45: Perek 8:14-22 - Defeating Ai - Dec 7, 2023 - 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 and the nation carry out their battle plan against Ai successfully.