America 250 #1: Rav Tobias Geffen's Torah for Shavuot - May 14, 2026 - First in a planned series on the Torah of early American rabbis. Rav Tuvia Geffen's impact on the kashrut of Coca Cola, and a derashah he gave on the second day of Shavuot regarding the importance of learning Torah sheb'al peh in America.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 133: 17:28-30 - The Dovid/Eliav Dynamic - May 14, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Why is Eliav so angry at Dovid? Is he really angry? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Megillah 11b - May 12, 2026 - Why do we care about Achashverosh ruling the entire world? And what issues are we solving by explaining that Achashverosh was celebrating the capture of the Jews and elapsing of the 70-year prophecy? And what are sheidim?

Fourteen Centuries #68: Rabbi Yehudah HeChasid, Part 2 - May 10, 2026 - A closer look at Sefer Chasidim, showing the thought of Dr. Haym Soloveitchik on its composition and impact. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 132: 17:25-27 - Dovid and the Reward - May 10, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Why is Dovid interested in the reward for killing Goliath? And why isn't Dovid afraid of Goliath? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 131: 17:20-27 - Dovid arrives - May 8, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Dovid arrives at the battlefield - and seems eager to fight Goliath... To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

The Merit of a Mother - May 7, 2026 - Derashah for Parshiyot Behar and Bechukotai 5786. A midrash describes Hashem answering the Jews in exile for the brit of the avot and in the merit of the Imahot (matriarchs). The Chofetz Chaim describes his mother's davening that he should grow up to be righteous. The merit of mothers in their impact on their children, and how Hashem accepts their tefillot.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 130: 17:20 - Yosef and Dovid - May 7, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Remarkable parallels between Yosef (Bereishit 37) and Dovid (Shemuel I 17), and lessons we can learn from them. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Megillah 11a - May 5, 2026 - How tannaim and amoraim introduced the masechta. Comments on each word of the opening pasuk of Megillat Esther. The character of Achashverosh.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #64 - The Duty to a Patient, Part 3 - May 5, 2026 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: What is my responsibility to a patient who is a threat to other patients, or to me? Note: Please consult your doctor for medical advice, and your halachic authority for halachic advice. To sign up for the whatsapp go to http://tiny.cc/wamedical