Tehillim 130: What are the Depths? - Oct 19, 2023 - Three layers in "the depths" - 1) Our suffering; 2) Our advantage in our tefillah; 3) Hashem's assistance

Derashah: Noach 5784 - We Can Prevent a Flood - Oct 19, 2023 - Noach as someone of little faith, and Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev explaining that he lacked faith in his standing with Hashem. This is the mission of the Satan in Tanach, to undermine our confidence in our standing with Hashem. But we are obligated to daven nonetheless - and in Tanach, the Satan always loses.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 9: Perek 2:15-24 - The Spies Escape - Oct 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. The end of Chapter 2 - The spies re-state their arrangement, and we see Rachav's greatness.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 10: Amirah l'Akum and Shinui - Oct 18, 2023 - The sources for the prohibition against telling a non-Jew to perform melachah for you on Shabbat; ways to mitigate the issue; and starting on the basis for the use of a shinui (abnormal method of acting) to perform melachah on Shabbat.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 8: Perek 2:8-13 - Rachav's Admission - Oct 18, 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, from Perek 2, sees Rachav acknowledge Hashem and ask for the Jews to spare herself and her family - but not her children.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 7: Rachav Hides the Spies - Oct 17, 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. Rachav's tactics in dealing with the King of Yericho save the spies. But why did she do it?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 9b: Maaseh Shabbat, Amirah l'Akum - Oct 16, 2023 - The problem with benefiting from melachah done by a non-Jew on Shabbat, and starting on the issues involved in asking a non-Jew to perform melachah on Shabbat.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat 9a: Miktzat Choli and Meichush - Oct 16, 2023 - Illness and discomfort which do not rise to the level of choleh she'ein bo sakkanah.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 6: Introduction to Perek 2 - Oct 16, 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 introduces Chapter 2, the mission of the spies.

Yehoshua Mini-Shiur Part 5: Perek 1:16-18 - Reuven/Gad/Menasheh respond - Oct 14, 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 introduces the book.