Halachah in Healthcare Settings 2: Davening vs. Taking Care of Patients #2 - Nov 20, 2023 - Ongoing chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. Must a medical professional daven when taking care of patients, in non-pikuach nefesh circumstances?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 17: Wounds and Risk of Infection - Nov 20, 2023 - Concern that a wound could become infected after Shabbat - does it justify violating Shabbat itself?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 30: Perek 6:15-17 - Banning the Spoils - Nov 20, 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?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 29: Perek 6:6-16 - The first six days - Nov 19, 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 circumnavigate Yericho for the first six days.

Derashah: Toldot 5784 - Now I Know Why Me - Nov 17, 2023 - Why did Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi say grieving in Yerushalayim would be pleasant? Why did the answer to Rivkah satisfy her? The importance of having meaning in tragedy.

Dror Yikra: Yeshayahu's Vision of Redemption - Nov 16, 2023 - A brief look at Dror Yikra of Dunash ibn Labrat, its sources and theme of Geulah

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 16: Sprains - Closing Bandages, Ice Packs and more - Nov 13, 2023 - First an important correction to an earlier comment re miktzat choli, then the issue of closing bandages with a temporary "stitch" and use of ice packs. Last, a note re allergy medication.

Mah Yedidut: An Educational Song - Nov 10, 2023 - A short thought looking at the origin of Mah Yedidut, its educational messages, and in particular the possibility that it is an anti-Karaite polemic.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 28: Perek 6:4-5 - Of Kohanim, Shofarot and Walls - Nov 10, 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 the kohanim are featured in the assault on Yericho, what is the significance of the shofar, and why the walls collapse into the ground.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 27: Perek 6:1-4 - Why Seven? - Nov 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 begins Chapter 7 and the destruction of Yericho. Why did the Jews surround the city for seven days?