HaNerot Hallalu: A thought from Rav Kook - Nov 30, 2023 - A quick description of the HaNeros Hallalu paragraph we say when lighting on Chanukah, and a thought from Rav Kook explaining the words להודות ולהלל.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 39: Perek 7:13-15 - You catch the thief - Nov 30, 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 Hashem tells Yehoshua that he is responsible to catch Achan, and how to do it.

Dona Gracia - Nov 29, 2023 - Part of our Month of Sephardic Judaism at Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park. Who was Dona Gracia, and how was she involved in helping conversos (anusim)?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 20: Wounds, Part 4 - Nov 29, 2023 - Spray-on bandaids and molid, and the potential issue of tearing in opening a band-aid on Shabbat.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 38: Perek 7:10-12 - Hashem rebukes Yehoshua - Nov 29, 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 Hashem rebuke Yehoshua for Achan's theft, and Hashem tells him to act. Along the way, we receive lessons in leadership.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 37: Perek 7:6-9 - Yehoshua Reacts to Ai - Nov 28, 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 Yehoshua ban the spoils of Yericho?

Halachah in Healthcare Settings #3: Davening vs. Taking Care of Patients Part 3 - Nov 27, 2023 - If one pauses shemoneh esreih to take care of patients, does one return to the beginning? And does a medical professional who misses a tefillah when caring for patients need to make up the missed tefillah (tashlumin)?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 19: Wounds Part 3 - Nov 27, 2023 - Are dissolving stitches better than regular stitches? Is there a problem with travelling outside the eruv with a bandage? Is there concern for coloring a bandage with blood from a wound?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 36: Perek 7:2-5 - The Disaster at Ai - Nov 27, 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 notes the arrogance of the spies who scouted Ai, and asks why the loss of 36 soldiers was taken as catastrophic.

Fourteen Centuries #1: Jewish Communities of the Sixth Century CE - Nov 26, 2023 - An orientation to where Jews lived at the conclusion of the gemara, and introducing the Savoraim. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.