Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 22: Perek 5:4-8 - The Brit Milah Delay - Nov 3, 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 Jews did not have a brit milah in the midbar, and whether the practice was really not done at all in those 40 years.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 21: Perek 5:1-4 - Begin to Become Israeli - Nov 2, 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 starts Chapter 5, and the Jews take a step toward returning to "Israeli" status by initiating brit milah. And did they use a stone or metal blade?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 20: Perek 4:21-24 - What was the miracle? - Nov 1, 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 concludes the fourth chapter, and asks what Hashem did to split the Yarden. How do miracles work?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 19: Perek 4:16-20 - The Kohanim Emerge - Oct 31, 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 Kohanim emerge from the Yarden - but on which side? And why do we stress that it is the tenth of Nisan?

Halachah in Healthcare Settings: Davening vs. Taking Care of Patients - Oct 30, 2023 - The first in a new 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 13: Midterm Review - Oct 30, 2023 - A review of what we learned during the first half of the term, other than the most recent material.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 18: Perek 4:10-16 - A Countermanding Order - Oct 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 the Jews prepare to leave the Yarden, with Reuven/Gad/Menasheh set to lead them.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 17: Perek 4:8-10 - Stones in the River - Oct 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 Yehoshua establish 12 stones as a monument in the Yarden, at the site where the kohanim stood with the Aron. This may have been Yehoshua's own innovation. And are the stones still there?

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 16: Perek 4:1-7 - Take 12 Stones - Oct 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 sees Hashem tell Yehoshua to take 12 stones from the Yarden, to set up at their camp that night. Are these part of the sets of stones mentioned in Ki Tavo? And are the 12 men who do this the same as the 12 men Yehoshua identified earlier?

Tehillim 120: Two Types of Enemies - Oct 26, 2023 - Dovid's reaction to wielders of malevolent speech from within and from without.