Tanach in a Day: Iyov - Jew or Non-Jew? - Dec 25, 2022 - Part of a daylong program on Jews and Non-Jews in Tanach. Did Iyov exist? And whether or not he existed - was he Jewish? And why does that matter?

Tanach in a Day: Tyre - Friend or Foe? - Dec 25, 2022 - Part of a daylong program on Jews and Non-Jews in Tanach. How did Tyre (צור) go from an ally of Dovid and Shlomo, builder of the Beit haMikdash, to an enemy condemned by Yeshayah, Yechezkel and other prophets?

Parshah Questions: Miketz 5783 - A Recurring Dream? - Dec 22, 2022 - A quick look at questions on the parshah. Parshat Miketz: Why does the Torah seem to say "And it was... And Pharaoh was dreaming", instead of "And it was... And Pharaoh dreamed"? And why put his name before the verb, instead of using the ויחלם פרעה formulation?

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Greek? Our Antipathy for Chochmat Yevanit - Dec 22, 2022 - Why did Chazal prohibit studying chochmas yevanis, while apparently permitting similar studies/practices from other cultures? The proximity of Hellenism to Judaism.

Shir haShirim 11: Literary Readings, Part 2 - Dec 20, 2022 - Reading literary elements of Shir haShirim has hinting toward some of the layers of meaning - Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, Dr. Naomi Ziegler, Rabbi Moshe Taragin and more. And a unique read of the metaphor in Shir haShirim by Professor Eliyahu Assis.

Ketuvot b'iyun #4: Birkat Chatanim / Sheva Berachot - Dec 16, 2022 - Why are the number of days for simchah and for birkat chatanim determined by different factors? Do the days of sheva berachot start with the chuppah or the seudah? Why do we require a minyan for birkat chatanim? How do we understand the strange language of birkat eirusin?

Parshah Questions: Vayeshev 5783 - Land of My Ancestors - Dec 15, 2022 - A quick look at questions on the parshah. Parshat Vayeshev: Why does the Torah tell me that Yaakov lived "in the land where his father resided, in the land of Canaan"? Why the double description?

Jews and Clothes #7: The Meaning and Return of Techelet - Dec 14, 2022 - A too-quick discussion of the meaning of techelet, its disappearance, and its potential re-discoveries by Rabbi Gershon Henoch Leiner (the Radzyner) and the murex trunculus supporters. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.

Shir haShirim 10: The Literary Layer, Part 1 - Dec 13, 2022 - Outlining Shir haShirim in light of what we have learned, and then looking at the messages of the natural imagery - the tzvi and ayal, the shoshanah, and the tapuach. Starting on Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein's analysis of the impetuous ra'ayah and the response of the dod, through the use of Time in their communications.

Legal Ethics: Vaccines and Your Jewish Client - Dec 12, 2022 - What lawyers should know about Jewish law and vaccines, in order to better serve the needs of their Jewish clients. Particular cases: Dismissal of a patient for non-vaccination, Exclusion of a student from school, and Employer vaccine mandates.