S. Y. Agnon's Ma'gilei Tzedek, Part 1 of 3 - May 4, 2022 - A brief biography of S. Y. Agnon and introduction to his writing, and starting to read his Ma'gilei Tzedek - "Circles of Justice" or "Paths of Righteousness". With notes highlighting his themes and the biblical/rabbinic references in his writing. Geared toward people without strong background in Torah text study.

King Solomon's Arc #27: Design of the Beit haMikdash, Part 2 - May 3, 2022 - The height of the Beit haMikdash; Whole stones and the Shamir; a Divine interjection of warning and encouragement; Wood; the Dvir; Mizbach haKetoret

Shemuel #128 - Chapter 25:14-17 - Appealing to Avigayil - Apr 28, 2022 - Review of Chapter 25, followed by: Why does Dovid react so harshly to Naval? And why does the youth appeal to Avigayil?

King Solomon's Arc #26: 6:2-7 - The Design of the Beit haMikdash - Apr 26, 2022 - Who designed the Beit haMikdash? Why was it different from the Mishkan? And why so tall?

Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah's White Hair vs. Ben Zoma - Apr 7, 2022 - Three different approaches to Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah's "I am like 70 years old" declaration, with a positive message for our Pesach Seder. Bavli, Yerushalmi and Rambam.

Shemuel #127 - Chapter 25:12-13 - Dovid's Harsh Reaction to Naval - Apr 7, 2022 - Why is Dovid ready to go to war against Naval, who legally owed him nothing? 1) Rebellion against the throne; 2) Horror at Naval's rejection of chesed

King Solomon's Arc #25b: 6:1 - 480 Years Since the Exodus - Apr 5, 2022 - Why does Melachim date the construction of the Beit haMikdash based on the year we left Egypt? Why does this month have a Hebrew name, Ziv? And starting on the question of who designed the Beit haMikdash.

King Solomon's Arc #25a: 5:27 - Forced Labour for the Beit haMikdash? - Apr 5, 2022 - Who built the Beit haMikdash? Is construction via tax and/or forced labour a bad sign?

Haggadah Night 5782 #2 - Apr 4, 2022 - Four brief thoughts for your Pesach Seder, on different parts of the Haggadah, from Prielle Rakovsky, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Idan Rakovsky and Rabbi Jared Anstandig!

Bava Batra Perek 2 #7: Judicial Intervention to Help a Litigant, Part 2b - Apr 1, 2022 - Wrapping up one note: How far will we go to invoke פתח פיך לאלם to empower judges to make claims on behalf of litigants? A brief treatment of the range of views in Rambam/Rashbash/Shulchan Aruch vs Rosh/Tur.