Legal Ethics: Jewish Families and Family Law Litigation - Dec 12, 2021 - May a husband who wishes to divorce his wife withhold a get pending a financial settlement? What are a woman's options in such a circumstance? May a Jew accept the division of property assigned by an arbitrator using secular principles? Is it theft for a Jew to accept property assigned by a civil court, which a beit din would not have assigned? This session is not intended to provide practical halachic guidance.

Shemuel #113 - Chapter 22:19-23 - Liability for the Massacre of Nov, Part 1 - Dec 9, 2021 - Who decided that Doeg should destroy the entire city? Why does the text connect this with the order to destroy Amalek? And who is held responsibility for the massacre of Nov? (to be continued)

Jews & Numerology 1: When Are Lucky Numbers Ok? - Dec 8, 2021 - Why does the Torah prohibit reading omens? And if omens are prohibited, does that mean all "lucky numbers" are out? And starting to discuss: Gematria. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.

King Solomon's Arc #2: General Benayahu, Evyatar and Yoav - Dec 7, 2021 - Who was Benayahu ben Yehoyada - general, religious leader, or both? Why did Shlomo banish Evyatar? And why did Yoav run to the mizbeiach?

Shemuel #112 - Chapter 22:9-19 - The Massacre of Nov - Dec 2, 2021 - Why did Shaul order the death of Achimelech's entire clan? And why did Doeg want to destroy Nov?

The House that David Built 4: The Hope of Yoshiyahu, Part 2 - Dec 1, 2021 - King Yoshiyahu's rise, his reforms, and his ultimate demise. What was the scroll they found? And how did Yoshiyahu reflect the true heritage of the house of King David? Geared toward a group including people lacking strong background in Torah text study.

King Solomon's Arc #9: Adoniyahu's Gambit; Who Was Benayahu ben Yehoyada? - Nov 30, 2021 - What was Adoniyahu trying to do, and why did he think he would get away with it? And how did Batsheva thwart it? And who is Benayahu ben Yehoyada?

Hiddur vs. κάλλος: Chanukah’s Competing Concepts of Beauty - Nov 25, 2021 - A new approach to a topic addressed in 2014 - what is the real difference between the Jewish and Greek approaches to Beauty? The Greek idea that beauty denotes perfection, and the Jewish idea that perfection deserves beautification.

The House that David Built 3b: The Hope of Yoshiyahu, Part 1 - Nov 24, 2021 - Starting on the attempt of King Josiah to restore the monarchy to the path of King David. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.

The House that David Built 3a: The Schism of Rechavam, Part 2 - Nov 24, 2021 - Two cooperative approaches to the schism - 1) Punishment for the sins of Solomon; 2) A result of the insecurity of Rechavam. And how the fledgling civil war ended, but didn't end. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.