Jewish Philosophers of Medieval Spain 3b: Rabbi Yosef Albo - Oct 27, 2021 - Rabbi Yoseph Albo and his Sefer ha'Ikkarim on the essential beliefs of Judaism. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.

King Solomon's Arc #4: Adoniyahu's Plan, Natan's Role - Oct 26, 2021 - What is Adoniyahu trying to do? If this is a coronation, how does he expect to get away with it while Dovid lives? Why did Natan get involved - and why did he choose to approach Batsheva to intervene first?

Learnathon: The Torah of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l - Oct 25, 2021 - Four 30-minute shiurim by members of Beit Midrash Zichron Dov for the first yahrtzeit of Rabbi Lord Sacks zt"l, on: 1) Judaism as Counter-Culture; 2) Diversity and Solidarity; 3) Torah and Science; 4) Covenant

Shemuel #107 - Chapter 21 - Doeg vs. Dovid; Dovid's Desperate Decisions - Oct 21, 2021 - Understanding Doeg as nemesis of Shaul, nemesis of Dovid, or negative role model for Torah study; Dovid and Doeg, Yaakov and Esav; How could Dovid lie, take sacred bread, take the sword of Goliath and endanger Nov?

Jewish Philosophers of Medieval Spain 2b: Ran, Part 1 - Oct 20, 2021 - Introducing the life of Rabbeinu Nisim of Girona, and asking a question: What is the ideal form of Jewish government? Geared toward a group including people without strong background in Torah text study.

Jewish Philosophers of Medieval Spain 2a: Rashba, Part 2 - Oct 20, 2021 - The Rashba's disputations with Christians, and his approaches to internal challenges - ethical issues, legal issues, Aristotelian philosophy, mysticism and messianism. Geared toward a group including people without strong background in Torah text study.

Shemuel I 6:19-7:1 - Beit Shemesh No, Kiryat Yearim Yes? - Oct 19, 2021 - Why were the people of Beit Shemesh struck when the Aron returned - and how many died? And why was Kiryat Ye'arim (1) willing to take the Aron, and (2) fine when they did so?

King Solomon's Arc #3: Avishag's Mission - Oct 19, 2021 - Why does Melachim record the story of King David's illness? And what was Avishag's mission?

Medical Ethics: Helping Patients and Families Deal with Mental Illness - Oct 17, 2021 - Advising parents regarding their child who is dealing with PTSD and not following Halachah; Incorporating Torah into therapy; How Judaism and the Jewish community can be a negative or positive force regarding eating disorders and other mental illnesses.

Ketuvot 12b - He said, She said - Oct 16, 2021 - Four methods of adjudicating disputes in lieu of evidence - ברי ושמא, חזקה, מיגו, אוקי ממונא בחזקת מריה - and their application where a woman claims she was raped after kiddushin, and her husband claims it was before kiddushin.